J.L.Yocum holds a BA in English Composition & Poetry from the University of North Texas. His poems have appeared in or are forthcoming in forthcoming in 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡, 𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬, and others. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.