The Conflict That Creates

Antony Vincent Plocido is a 45-year-old poet from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He is the author of four other books of poetry: Sucker Punch Wisdom - with Jeremy O'Neal & William Peck (2012), Aging and Other Side Projects (2016), Felt this So Many Times (2018) and the companion book, The Little Times (2018). He has also been found in the following collections in Spectra: Poems of Growth Told Through Chakras (Err Artist Collective - 2019), Talking Stick #28 (Jack Pine Press - 2019), Started

by Joy (2019) and Martin Lake Journal (2019).

He is the current Host / Curator of the long running poetry

showcase, Poets & Pints. This show takes place every third

Wednesday and gives any poet a chance to be featured. The

show is typically live from Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis but has been made virtual during the pandemic of 2020.

For more information please go to:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/poetsandpints

Website: www.crackedwalnut.com/poetsandpints

Tony is also a board member of Cracked Walnut. This is

one of the two Twin Cities chapters of The League of

MN Poets. Poets & Pints was moved under their umbrella in 2019 (when Tony took over the show) and is now considered their marquee show. However, they do have other monthly shows when then there is no pandemic.

To all of those who were stricken during the COVID-19 pandemic (mentally or physically), Tony hopes that you

find hope where you only see strife. Find love in your empty spaces. Find peace while your mind keeps raging.