Hurni (pictured, above) was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, and is an assistant professor of English and creative writing at Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his M.F.A. from Western Michigan University. Previously he has served as a poetry editor for Cream City Review and Third Coast. His work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in West Branch, RHINO, Quarterly West, and elsewhere.
Founded in 1903, Waldorf University is a regionally accredited liberal arts university located in the heart of Forest City, Iowa. Waldorf delivers engaging learning experiences through innovative residential and online instruction, providing its students associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees and certificates in the areas of business, communication, criminal justice administration, education, music, psychology, theatre, and more.