Richard Prins is a lifelong New Yorker who has lived, worked, studied, and recorded music in Dar es Salaam. His poems have appeared in publications like Gulf Coast, jubilat, Ploughshares, and his nonfiction has received "Notable" mentions in Best American Essays and Best American Travel Writing. Arrests include criminal trespass (Trump Tower), disorderly conduct (Trump International Hotel), resisting arrest (Republican National Convention), and incommoding the halls of Congress (United States Senate).