Kip Zegers is from Chicago, and he remains a Midwesterner, despite having lived in New York City since 1966. He was educated at John Carroll University, Northwestern University, and Union Theological Seminary. He was a Conscientious Objector (1967-69) during the Vietnam War, and has taught at Hunter College High School for 29 years. His poetry publications are Backyard (a West End Magazine edition, 1976), Tell Me A Story (Juniper Book #39, 1981), The Street That Teaches Everything (Slow Motion Press, 1983), The Promise Is (Humana Press, 1985), The American Floor (Mayapple Press, 1996), The Lan...