Jason Barry holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University and a Master’s in Applied Linguistics from the University of Oxford. A finalist for the 2025 Donald Justice Prize, his poems have appeared in Subtropics, 32 Poems, Barrow Street, Poetry Ireland Review, Literary Matters, Cimarron Review, The Cortland Review, Bad Lilies, Thrush Poetry Journal, Poet Lore, and elsewhere. His chapbook, Fossil & Wing, won the Wil Mills Award from the West Chester University Poetry Center, and his work has been featured on The Slowdown. He has been offered artist scholarships and grants from the Poetry Society of America, Boston University, Poetry by the Sea, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.