Jesse DeLong  works as Assistant Director of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University where he teaches writing and literature. His books include The Amateur Scientist's Notebook (Baobab Press) and The Bird Triolets (Cornerstone Press, forthcoming). Other work has appeared in the anthologies Best New Poets 2011 and Feast: Poetry and Recipes for a Full Seating at Dinner.  Find him on x @jessemdelong or Bluesky @jessemdelong.bsky.social.