Lance Phillips was born on an Army base in Stuttgart, Germany (West Germany at the time of his birth) in 1970. He grew up in many places, including: Las Vegas, NV, Del Rio, TX, New Castle, PA, and Charlotte, NC. He attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for his BA in English and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop for his MFA in poetry. He has taught poetry, creative writing, American literature, and cultural criticism in high school, community college, university, and continuing education programs. MORE