Jay Ponteri

Jay Ponteri is the author of Wedlocked: A Memoir, published by Hawthorne Books. Jay directs the undergraduate creative writing program and Show:Tell, the Workshop for Teen Writers & Artists, both at Marylhurst University. His work has been published recently in Forklift, Ohio, Del Sol Review, Salamander, Puerto Del Sol, and Tin House, among others. His essay "Listen to this" was mentioned as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2010. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, son, and two pugs.