Jack Powers is the author of EVERYBODY'S VAGUELY FAMILIAR. His poems and essays have appeared in THE SOUTHERN REVIEW,THE CORTLAND REVIEW, THE NEW YORK TIMES and elsewhere. He won t...view moreJack Powers is the author of EVERYBODY'S VAGUELY FAMILIAR. His poems and essays have appeared in THE SOUTHERN REVIEW,THE CORTLAND REVIEW, THE NEW YORK TIMES and elsewhere. He won the 2015 and 2012 CONNECTICUT RIVER REVIEW PoetryContests and was a finalist for the 2013 and 2014 RATTLE Poetry Prizes. He and his wife, Anne, live in Fairfield CT and havethree children scattered across the country. He recently retired from Joel Barlow High School after 38 years of teaching specialeducation, English and math. His website is http://jackpowers13.com/poetry/.view less