Montgomery Maxton was born in 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His first collection of poetry, This Beautiful Bizarre, is being published by the new Q Press in June 2006. He lives in Columbus, Ohio. His website is: www.MontgomeryMaxton.com.

There are thousands of reasons not to write. What is one reason that keeps you moving forward as a writer?

“Because one day I’m going to sleep with Billy Collins, dammit, and afterwards we’ll need something to talk about since no one wants to talk about war, politics, and the church festival after having an affair.”

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