Jason Schneiderman, Associate Editor

Jason Schneiderman holds an MFA in poetry from NYU as well as Bachelors degrees in English and Russian from the University of Maryland.  He teaches Creative Writing at Hofstra University. His poetry has appeared in Columbia, Can We Have Our Ball Back?, Lake Effect, La Petite Zine, The Penguin Book of the Sonnet and is forthcoming in Tin House, Rattapallax and Parlor Games.  His translations have appeared in Verse and Modern Poetry in Translation.  His essays have appeared in Teachers & Writers and Frigate.  He is the layout editor of Painted Bride Quarterly and has received fellowships from Yaddo, Bread Loaf, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.  His first collection of poems, Sublimation Point, is forthcoming from Four Way Books.

Sun sign:  I have a sun sign? Favorite flick: Annie Hall. Favorite book:  The Penguin Book of the Sonnet (just buy it, OK, please?) Shoe size: 10. Ever been arrested? I have never been arrested for streaking. Nickname: Smurf (that's actually true, but from a long time ago). Cell phone provider? Sprint. Any pets? All dead. Favorite drink? Vanilla Egg Cream Do you use toothpicks?  No, I use dental floss. Diner of choice:  Moonrock. Vegetarian or meat lover?  On the fence. Pet peeve?  Presidents who say "nucular".  IT'S NUCLEAR!! Best memory?  Being searched by the Russian police while carrying a suitcase I didn't know the combination for.  With my younger brother. When I was five...I was shorter. Last night my...boyfriend and I went to Brooklyn again. When I woke up this morning...I couldn't find my glasses. Favorite food?  pineapple pizza (no ham) Best time to call?  It's always a good time. Secret ambition?  To get Matthew Barney to blurb my book.