DANIEL MCGINN is an old school poet based in Orange County, CA. His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including So Luminous the Wildflowers and Beyond the Valley of the Contemporary Poets. He was a journalist for the East Whittier Review, the OC Weekly and Next Magazine. He has hosted poetry shows across Southern California and performed at a variety of venues such as The Bowery Poetry Club in NYC and The Fuse in Philadelphia. He has had five chapbooks included in the Laguna Poets Series. 1,000 Black Umbrellas is his full length book of poetry. It is published by Write Bloody and is a nominee for the National Book Award.