A high school English teacher, Christopher McCurry was named the 2021 Kentucky High School Teacher of the Year for his work teaching poetry and advocating for equity in Kentucky schools. In 2015, Christopher co-founded Workhorse, a press and community for working writers. The creator of Yearling, a Poetry Journal; The Poetry Gauntlet; and the Young Writers Conference, he believes everyone can write and everyone should. When he isn't teaching or writing, Chris is playing disc golf and board games with his family. The Gospel of God Boy is his second book of poetry.
