He has a BA in English and Philosophy from DeSales University and his MFA in Creative Writing from Carlow University. Blaine's poems have appeared in Nasty Women and Bad Hombres, The Moonstone Poetry Anthology, The Apiary, and Girls with Glasses. His chapbook, A Whole Armada of Loss, is available through Plan B Press. Blaine has read as part of the Moonstone Reading Series, Staghorn Reading Series, the Red Dog Reading Series, the Hungry Sphinx Reading Series, and the Movable Beats Poetry Series. Blaine was recently interviewed for the radio show Prosody, which is available online. He taught Introduction to Poetry at DeSales University and has run numerous workshops around Philadelphia. (TW2: Poetry of Hope; Writing & Performing Poetry)