Patrick Oliver is a literary consultant who is the recipient of numerous community service awards, contracts and grants for literary projects and programs. Professional experience includes serving as director of sales and marketing Third World Press (Chicago), program director Open Book Program (Chicago) and senior contract administrator in the defense industry (Los Angeles). Editor Essence Magazine best-selling anthology Turn the Page and You Don’t Stop,contributor Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry (McSweeney’s) and Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry.
