Joseph Olsen is the author of four collections of poetry, Affixed To Heartbeat, In Death, There Are Bones, No Fish, and A New Day, A New Life, Between Us And Imagination, and 24 Hours. He is also the author of three children’s books, Lock Away The Monsters, Max Finds A Master and Do You Smell That? Olsen spends his time raising his two sons, Nicholas and Alexander, writing, and reciting poetry at book readings and open mics.