Headshot of Stephen Powers

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Born and raised in Wisconsin, poet Stephen Roger Powers (he/him) has coped with profound hearing loss most of his life. Powers has published four poetry collections with Salmon Poetry: Hail My Attention Kindly (2024), All Seats Fifty Cents (2019), Hello, Stephen (2014), and The Follower's Tale (2009). His writing has been published in many journals and anthologies, including 32 Poems, The Comstock Review, Copper Nickel, Natural Bridge, Shenandoah, and Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology (Madville Publishing, 2023). He was a delivery driver and a stand-up comedian while working on his PhD in English, and he has lost count of how many times he has seen Dolly Parton at Dollywood and in concert.