Emerson Gilmore has been writing poetry for more than twenty-five years. He has been published in a variety of journals including New Authors Review, The Edison Literary Review, Long River Run and The Baltic Times (Estonia). He has been anthologized in The Art of Teaching Poetry: The Words by Baron Wormser and David Capella. He has been poetry editor for the Journal Inquirer (Manchester, CT). He has taught at Manchester Community College (CT) and has many times participated in the Robert Frost Festival of Poetry in Franconia, NH.