Poems about fighters who box or wrestle before the main event.
Poet and essayist, James Jay is a founding publisher and editor for Camphorweed Press. He has worked throughout the West as a wildland firefighter, furniture mover, bartender, janitor, and any job that allows for time to write, travel, and volunteer for independent publishers and arts organizations as an editor, director, or whatever needs being done. He has also taught part-time as a creative writing and composition instructor. His writing has appeared in Cutbank, Crab Creek Review, Big Dan Nielsen's Nerve Bundle Review, and Carbon 14. He has a B.A. and M.A. from Northern Arizona University, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from University of Montana. Currently, he lives in Flagstaff.
