Tim Stafford is a poet and educator from Lyons, IL. He is the editor of the "Learn Then Burn" anthology series(Write Bloody) and he is the author of the collection "The Patron Saint of Making Curfew" (Haymarket Books).As a former Chicago Poetry Slam Champion, he has performed at festivals throughout the US and Europeincluding the German National Poetry Slam, WOERDZ Festival (Switzerland), and the International SpokenWord Festival (Germany). He currently teaches at a restorative justice-based alternative high school in CookCounty, IL and teaches poetry workshops all over the country.