Jesse Bertron is a plumber’s apprentice living in Austin, Texas. He has an MFA in Poetry from Vanderbilt University. He is codirector of Poetry at Round Top, an annual festival in rural Texas.
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Jesse Bertron is a plumber’s apprentice living in Austin, Texas. He has an MFA in Poetry from Vanderbilt University. He is codirector of Poetry at Round Top, an annual festival in rural Texas.
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