Gary Beaumier is a Piltdown Review Featured Poet for June 2018. In his later years he has become something of a beachcomber and has self-diagnosed with “compulsive walking disorder.” On a number of occasions he has cobbled together wooden sailboats. He is a finalist and semifinalist for the Luminaire Award for several of his poems. His poetry has appeared in Flumes, Third Wednesday, and Chaleur Magazine, and he has a recording upcoming in Lit-Tapes. He taught poetry in a women’s prison.