{"product_id":"behind-the-falls","title":"Behind the Falls","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD. Scott Humphries\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in New Jersey. After completing his BA in English and German Language and Literature from Hunter College, City University of New York in 2002, he taught English abroad for 16 years, first in Kassel, Germany, then in Bangkok, Thailand, where he completed his MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Thammasat University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAfter returning to New Jersey in 2016, he taught English Composition and Literature at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e Seton Hall University, William Paterson University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e and Sussex County Community College from 2018 until 2021. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eSince retiring from teaching in 2021, he works part-time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003edelivering mail and packages for the United States Postal Service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eis first chapbook is \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eFinding Pahaquarra\u003c\/i\u003e (Finishing Line Press, 2020). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eHis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e poems appear regularly in \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThis Broken Shore, RFD Magazine, Exit 13 Magazine, U.S. 1 Worksheets, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSensations Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eHe is a Pushcart Prize nominee, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ea former Director of The Betty June Silconas Poetry Center, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e an associate editor of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Stillwater Review\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003en addition to his poetry, he expresses himself by producing quilts and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e weavings, and playing the cornet. He is also a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003elong-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003edistance runner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 94 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 10, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54362289701048,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/humphries_front.jpg?v=1792117593","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/behind-the-falls","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}