Dylan Weir is the author of Public House, forthcoming in October 2026 from Trio House Press. His writing has appeared in Best New Poets, Narrative, New England Review, North American Review, and others. A former work-study scholar the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, he’s taught at the University of Wisconsin, Columbia College, and the Oakhill Prison Humanities project. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two children, who are his harshest critics.