Shawnte Orion attended Paradise Valley Community College for one day, but he has published three collections of poetry,
Gravity & Spectacle (Tolsun Books),
The Existentialist Cookbook (NYQBooks) and
Faithful as the Ground (Five Oaks Press). He is a former Copper State Haiku Slam Champion and his poems have appeared in
The Threepenny Review,
Barrelhouse,
Gargoyle Magazine, and
New York Quarterly. He has performed at bookstores, bars, universities, hair salons, museums, and laundromats.
Email - garlicsoul316@gmail.com