Ash DelGrego is currently located in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife and younger brother. Ash’s childhood was very unpredictable, his family moved around the country almost every other year. They were a military household where the Air Force motto, “Integrity First, Service before Self, and Excellence in all we do,” rang true. During those moves, Ash was privileged to live in different countries learning as much as he could. DelGrego has been writing poetry since a young age. When friends left, poetry arrived. When heartache came, poetry consoled. When life was just too damn much, poetry made manifest. And now, he trusts that poetry exists in every aspect of his life. Ash believes empowerment can be found in expressing one’s authentic voice. –Ash DelGrego