Kurt Olsson is a former Peace Corps volunteer who taught English at a small university in the Ferghana Valley in Central Asia in the late 1990s. Two years ago, Kurt moved from Maryland to Wisconsin so he could live near Lake Michigan and pursue his doctorate in English at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

The Unnumbered Anniversaries is Kurt’s third poetry collection. Of his second book, Burning Down Disneyland, Thomas Lux wrote, “I love the innovative mischief of its poems. Let it be known: a true poetic intelligence and imagination live between its covers.” Kurt’s first book, What Kills What Kills Us, won the Gerald Cable Book Award; the Towson University Prize for Literature, given annually to the best book published by a Maryland writer; and Peace Corps Writers’ Best Poetry Book of 2008.

Kurt’s poems have appeared in many publications, including Poetry, The New Republic, Southern Review, and The Threepenny Review.

You can see a video of Kurt reading from his book on 3rd Wednesday’s YouTube Channel.