Joshua Kulseth earned his M.F.A. in poetry from Hunter College and his Ph.D. in poetry from Texas Tech University. His poems have appeared in Tar River Poetry, The Emerson Review, The Potomac Review, The Windhover, The South Carolina Review and others. He was also the grand-prize winner of Poet Hunt 30, for his poem “Kalanchoe.” His poetry collection, Leaving Troy, was shortlisted for the Cider Press Review Publication Competition and published by Finishing Line Press in August 2025. He is co-author of the book W.H. Auden at Work: The Craft of Revision, and Agony: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the Ancient Greeks. He is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Franciscan University of Steubenville.