C Derick Varn

C. Derick Varn is author, poet, and teacher now living in Utah. His first collection, Apocalyptics, is available from Unlikely Books. His second collection, Liberation and All the Other Bright Etcetera, is available from Mysterioso Books. He writes poetry, teaches, and thinks longingly about his prior travels in Egypt, Mexico, and South Korea. He is the host of the podcast, Varn Vlog, and the co-author, with Daniel Tutt, of the upcoming book The People Are Not One (Revol Press, 2026).