If & When We Wake

Daulerio, Francis: - Francis Daulerio is a poet and teacher from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Arcadia University in 2014 before releasing If & When We Wake (Unsolicited Press 2015) and Please Plant This Book (The Head & The Hand Press 2018), both with illustrations by Scottish artist, Scott Hutchison. Francis has also released All Is Not Lost, a collaborative vinyl EP of poetry-infused music to benefit the Tiny Changes charity organization, and With a Difference (Trident Boulder 2020), a split book of 'covers' with Philadelphia author Nick Gregorio. His newest collection, Joy, is available now through Unsolicited Press.Francis is a mental health awareness advocate, and has performed across the United States and abroad to raise money for suicide prevention.He lives in the woods with his wife and children. He finds a good bit of joy there.