Ed Skoog was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1971. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Mister Skylight and Rough Day, both published by Copper Canyon Press.
He has received fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Lannan Foundation, Richard Hugo House, and the Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Washington Fellowship at George Washington University.
He coordinates the Idyllwild Summer Poetry Week, and co-hosts, with novelist J. Robert Lennon, the podcast Lunch Box, With Ed and John.