Albert Flynn DeSilver

Albert Flynn DeSilver is an internationally published poet, author, teacher, speaker, and writing coach. He is the author, most recently, of Beamish Boy, a memoir about transcending addiction through writing, mindfulness and meditation. His work has appeared in more than 100 literary journals worldwide including ZYZZYVA, New American Writing, Jacket (Australia), Poetry Kanto (Japan), Van Gogh’s Ear (France), and many others. He has read and performed with many of America’s literary legends including Maxine Hong Kingston, Michael McCluer, Anne Waldman, Quincy Troupe, Kay Ryan, and many others. For 15 years, he has taught writing and meditation workshops ––from the University of California-Davis to AWP in New York City to the British Institute in Paris. For more about the author, please visit his website at albertflynndesilver.com.