This Side of Utopia straddles a fine line between how we think things should go and how they ultimately play out.
Thad DeVassie is a poet and writer who pivots between traditionalline breaks of poetry and a linear love of prose poetry, flash fiction, andcreative nonfiction. In 2020 he was named a winner of the James TatePoetry Prize for his manuscript Splendid Irrationalities (SurVision Books).In 2021, his project Year Of Static, containing 11 original paintings withaccompanying micro prose, was published by Ghost City Press. It evolvedinto the art exhibition Love Your Neighbor in 2022. A lifelong Ohioan, Thad writes and paints from the outskirts of Columbus.
