George Kalamaras, former Poet Laureate of Indiana (2014–2016), is the author of twenty-seven books of poetry (eighteen full-length books and nine chapbooks). One of his recent books, To Sleep in the Horse’s Belly: My Greek Poets and the Aegean Inside Me (Dos Madres Press, 2023), recently received the 2024 Indiana Book Award for Poetry. He is Professor Emeritus of English at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he taught for thirty-two years. He now lives in Livermore, Colorado. George recommends RobDar's HoundSong Rescue.
