Jeremy Marousis-Bush is originally from Manchester, KY. He holds a BA in English from Union College (KY) and a M.Ed from Monmouth University (NJ). He currently teaches English 122: Writing and Research at Brookdale Community College (NJ). He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Jacquelyn, and three children: Carissa, George, and Charles. His first poetry collection, The Bi-Polar Lover: Poems of a Diseased Mind, was published in 2011.