mike sloane (they/them) teaches at fanshawe college in so-called london, ontario. since completing their phd on american modernist poetry and ecological objects at western university, they have published scholarly articles and book chapters on topics ranging from trash to veganism. mike has published creative work in the goose and the temz review. more recently, they self-published a number of books—namely, new radish, general poetry, banalities (volume one), and premium & marcel’s lost poems. also, mike is involved with a number of musical projects, one of which is called genius genius. since 2023, genius genius has released over 30 albums. other musical projects include mountain gator, robert, catnip, tarantula, the ggruff patches, and genius genius & the rough patches. as well, they work within the visual arts, especially collage, too, and have had work exhibited and subsequently sold at forest city gallery. mike also runs the gears concert series, inputs listening events, and please please help, an anti-poverty project that has all proceeds going to the london food bank.