Robert Okaji lives in Indiana with his wife, the poet Stephanie L. Harper. He served without distinction in the U.S. Navy, lived the hand-to-mouth existence of a bookstore owner, toiled as a university administrator, and, more recently, bagged groceries for a living. Among his multiple chapbooks are I Have a Bird to Whistle (Luminous Press, 2019) and Buddha's Not Talking (Slipstream Press, 2022). His poetry has appeared in more than 200 anthologies and literary journals.
