Schneider K. Rancy is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer born to Haitian immigrants in South Florida. He is a graduate of Columbia University, where he earned a BA in English and Comparative Literature and Biology. His poetry has been published in Apogee, The Adirondack Review, The Seventh Wave, Moko Magazine, and elsewhere. His debut full-length poetry collection, Dreams of Diaspora, received praise from National Book Award Finalist Desiree C. Bailey. He is also the author of a poetry chapbook, Self-Portrait in Hospital as Camus. In his spare time, he is a surgical resident in Manhattan. Visit his website www.skrancy.com.