Stephen Kopel is San Francisco's 'pedalling poet' with perfect abs who depends on the frequency of vibrations emenating from the attic of his head...whose work resides in academic journals like Red Cedar Review, Antigonish Review, Harpur Palate,  Birmingham Poetry Review and small press journals such as Margie(2006), Free Lunch, ONTHEBUS, Porcupine, Poetry New Zealand, 580 Split, Comstock Review, Bravado, dozens more; nominee for Pushcart Prize series XXV and XXXII, creator of Word Painters poetry events presented at SF branch libraries; host of internet broadcast 'Poetry Scene' live every Fri. 10:30am PT (www.lighthouse-sf.org/audio/streaming.php); author of crux, crax (calliope press-No.Beach), Spritz and Tender Absurdities (MeridienPressWorks); will travel to make the world a more beautiful place by planting one poem at a time in the world's imagination -  ain't it grand?! Give his attic a knock...stephen.kopel@live.com

brother - Jerry niece - Celeste nephew - Alex