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Poet Bio: Arthur Kayzakian is an Armenian-Iranian- American diasporic poet, a teacher and an MFA graduate from San Diego State University. He is also a contributing editor at Poetry International and has served as an editor at The B-Side literary journal. He is a recipient of the Minas Savvas Fellowship, and his poems have appeared in or are forthcoming from several publications including Pacific Review, Rufous City Review, and Taos Journal of International Poetry & Art.

Author Statement: My goal is to stay in the practice of writing poetry every day. I want to continue my education with a PhD. I aim to apply to several colleges this year, but I would like to stay in Los Angeles and build within my poetry community. I have a working manuscript that is near completion. I am in the final line edits phase (I think). I would love an opportunity to teach creative writing again. While I love teaching and research as a scholar, I consider myself a poet before an academic. I am always working on my craft. I am addicted to the magic I feel from surprise. I am always trying to discover new ways to use language; therefore, new ways to perceive the world. When a poem makes sense in a refreshing way, I feel like I might have a poem. That is a good day for me.

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