John Slater’s poems have appeared in various journals in the U.S. and Canada including Queen’s Quarterly, Drunken Boat and Brink Magazine. His poem ‘Lost and Found’ won the 2007 Foley Poetry Award in America magazine. A first collection of his work is forthcoming from The Porcupine’s Quill. A contemplative (Cistercian) monk, he is currently pursuing a graduate degree in theology at Catholic University of America.