Devin Johnston

In 2001, he co-founded Flood Editions with Michael O'Leary, and they remain co-editors of this non-profit, independent publisher.

• Name — Devin Johnston • Born — 14 March 1970 • Birthplace — Canton, New York, US • Education — * University of Chicago (PhD) • Oberlin College (BA) • Genres — Poetry, Literary Criticism • Subject — Modernism, pastoral traditions, ecology, contemporary American and British poetry, prosody

Although Johnston was born in Canton, New York, he grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He began to write poetry at a young age but published only a few poems even into his twenties. After receiving a BA from Oberlin College in 1992, Johnston studied to earn a PhD at The University of Chicago. From 1995 to 2000, while earning his degree and shortly after, he worked as poetry editor and managing editor for Chicago Review. Even before graduating from The University of Chicago in 1999, Johnston began to plan the founding of Flood Editions with his friend Michael O'Leary. Flood Editions released its first two books in 2001. Currently, the press publishes 4 volumes of poetry, short prose, and art each year. In the same year, Johnston released his own first book of poetry, Telepathy, through the Australian independent publisher Paper Bark Press. Also soon after graduating from The University of Chicago, Johnston entered his first academic position at St. Louis University. As a professor there today, Johnston teaches literature and creative writing. His courses focus mainly on poetry. In addition to his teaching, Johnston organizes a speakers series and workshops at local prisons through the Saint Louis University Prison Education Program.

Source: * • ——— (2004). Aversions (poetry). Richmond, California: Omnidawn Press.. • ——— (2008). Sources (poetry). New York City: Turtle Point Press.. * • ——— (2015). Far-Fetched: Poems (poetry). New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. • ——— (2019). Mosses and Lichens: Poems (poetry). New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.. • ——— (2023). Dragons: Poems (poetry). New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux..