Albert Joseph Davis, a native of Houma, Louisiana, publishes under the name Albert Belisle Davis. He is a graduate of Nicholls State University (B.A.), Colorado State University (M.A.), and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (PhD). Besides a previous collection of poetry with Blue Heron Press, Davis has published two novels with Louisiana State University Press. He has received first-place awards in both the poetry and the novel categories in the Deep South Writers Conference. His most recent publication is Trespassers at Acadia, Collected and New Poems (2024, Mondebon Editions). His biographical listings include the following: Who's Who Among American Scholars, Directory of American Scholars, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, International Authors and Writers Who's Who, International Who's Who in Poetry, and Contemporary Authors. Currently Dean and Professor Emeritus at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Davis continues to work as a professional writer, poet, and novelist.