Alan J Winters is a poet and author of fifteen books, including The Great Minnewaska Ice Fiasco and The Book of Resilience. His poems have appeared in PoetrySoup's anthologies Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry and Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace, and in Unwashed. His work has earned five-star reviews from readers and critics. An Army veteran and mechanic, he lives in Benson, Minnesota, where he writes about the lakes, rivers, and small towns of his home state.