Michael Koch is a poet, translator, visual artist and amateur percussionist whose Jamaican/Slavic roots only partly explain his passion for syncopation and absurdity. His published work has appeared in, among others, Beatitude, Hanging Loose, Toad Suck Review, River Styx, Five Fingers Review, Nicotine Soup, Durak, and Third Rail. His translations also appear in the City Lights anthology of contemporary Cuban poetry Island of My Hunger, and the City Lights collection of contemporary Mexican poetry Light from a Nearby Window.