Chris Solís Green is the author of five books of poetry: The Sky Over Walgreens, Epiphany School, Résumé, Everywhere West, and The Dead Zoo (Bee Box Press, 2025). His poems have appeared in such publications as Poetry and The New York Times. He is a founding editor of Big Shoulders Books, which aims to disseminate works of writing by and about Chicagoans whose voices might not otherwise be heard, free of charge. He has edited four anthologies, including I Remember: Chicago Veterans of War, American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans, and Chicago Mosaic: Immigrant Stories of Objects Kept, Lost, or Left Behind. He is also the founding editor of the annual anthology DePaul's Blue Book: Best American High School Writing. Currently, he serves as a Distinguished Writer in Residence at DePaul University. More information can be found at www.chrissolisgreen.com.

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Chris Solís Green is an old soul with a new voice for these swirling days . . . he has a fondness for large animals, mainly tigers and deer, which you might have assumed by now. He is quiet on the outside, but very loud on the inside. His family surprises him by being exactly who he needs them to be. Female, fierce and funny. Of course, they are far more than this, and that’s why they are so hard for him to write poems about. Large animals are much easier. They stand still longer. A seeker of peace over power, he could have been a musician.

— cin salach