Matthew Mitchell is a public high school math teacher and writer interested in the intersections between the natural, the urban, and the human psyche. His poems have appeared in several small publications including most recently Eunoia Review and Other Rooms. The Adored Garden, his first poetry chapbook, was published through Moonstone Arts Center in 2022 and his debut novel, Love Economy, is forthcoming this year. Also check out his essays on urban prosperity on a blog that anticipated the “abundance agenda” trend by several years. He lives near the banks of the American River in Sacramento, California.