Donny Winter is a poet residing in Midland, Michigan. He writes LGBTQ+ themed nature poetry rooted in sci-fi, cyberpunk, and solarpunk subgenres. His debut full-length collection, Carbon Footprint (Alien Buddha Press, 2020) topped Amazon's LGBTQ+ poetry list and his second full-length collection, Feats of Alchemy (Alien Buddha Press, 2021), topped both the LGBTQ+ poetry and American poetry lists. His recent chapbook of poems, Casting Seeds (Alien Buddha Press, 2022) was met with similar success. His poems, "My Closet is a Reliquary", "My Therapist is a Bumper Sticker", and "On Being Ashamed to Cry", were nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Additionally, his poem "Alabaster" was nominated for the Best of the Net Award. Winter's poetry has been published in multiple magazines and literary journals including Sonder Midwest, Awakened Voices, and Millennium Pulp. For more information on live events, past publications, and media, visit donnywinter -dot- com.