Brad Bores was born and raised in a small town in Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant editor where he began to focus on documentary filmmaking. His first feature film, When The Bell Rings, was the Jury award winner for Best Documentary at the New Orleans Film Festival and has played at numerous festivals around the world. He is currently raising a family, residing in Indiana, and running a boutique production company from a 1930's home.

Michael Stalcup is a Thai-American poet based in Bangkok, Thailand. His poems have been published in Inheritance Magazine, Faithfully Magazine, and Poets Reading the News. He is thrilled to be working with Brad Bores as part of this year's Visible Poetry Project. You can find more of his work at michaelstalcup.com.