Biography
Andreas Gripp (he/they) resides in Treaty 6 Territory / London, Ontario, with his partner, Carrie Lee Connel. He is the author of over two dozen books of poetry, including Urban Burlesque, You’re Dead After School, Bombs Away Dream Baby, The Lucky Ones, and Outré Cantata: Poems Selected and New. His writing has also appeared in publications such as Carousel, Descant, and Literary Review of Canada, as well as anthologies including Poems in Response to Peril: In Support of Ukraine, Tamaracks: Canadian Poetry for the 21st-Century, and Goodbye Billie Jean: The Meaning of Michael Jackson. His poems are grounded in the contemporary experiences of both common and uncommon people. He is presently the Director of Black Mallard Poetry.