Rodd Whelpley manages an electric efficiency program for 32 cities across Illinois and lives near Springfield. His poems have appeared in numerous journals. His chapbooks include Catch as Kitsch Can (2018, Prolific Press), The Last Bridge is Home (2021, Kelsay Books) and Whoever Said Love (2022, ELJ Editions). His first full-length collection is Blood Moon, Backyard Mountain (2023, Broadstone Books). Find him at www.RoddWhelpley.com.