The Better Angels of Our Nature

Jason Baldinger is a poet hailing from Pittsburgh and

recently finished a stint as writer in residence at the Osage

Arts Community. He is co-director of The Bridge Series

reading series. He's the author of several books, the most

recent are This Useless Beauty (Alien Buddha Press), The

Ugly Side of the Lake (NightBallet Press) written with

John Dorsey and the chaplet Fumbles Revelations (Grackle

and Crow) which are available now. The collection

Fragments of a Rainy Season (Six Gallery Press) and the

split book with James Benger, Little Fires Hiding (Kung

Fu Treachery Press) are forthcoming. Recent publications

include the Low Ghost Anthology Unconditional Surrender,

The Dope Fiend Daily, Outlaw Poetry, Uppagus, Lilliput

Review, Rusty Truck, Dirtbag Review, In Between Hangovers,

Your One Phone Call, Winedrunk Sidewalk, Anti-Heroin

Chic, Nerve Cowboy Concrete Meat Press, Zombie Logic Press,

Ramingo's Porch, Rye Whiskey Review, Red Fez, Mad Swirl,

Blue Hour Review and Heartland Poetry of Love, Solidarity

and Resistance. You can hear Jason read poems on recent

and forthcoming releases by Theremonster and Sub Pop

Recording artist The Gotobeds as well as at jasonbaldinger.

bandcamp.com