Doug Van Gundy teaches in the low-residency MFA program at West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he also directs the undergraduate Honors Program. His poems, essays and reviews have appeared in The Oxford American, Appalachian Heritage, Ecotone, Fretboard Journal, and Poetry Salzburg Review. He is also an award-winning fiddler and banjo player and performs as part of the old-time duo, Born Old.