Eric Webb

Eric M. R. Webb spent four years in the United States Marine Corps, and about half of his poetry addresses that time spent on active duty, while the other half addresses a wide variety of subjects, from the love of live jazz to the frazzled leaf that rolled by him on a sidewalk one fall.

Eric is currently a full-time student at Virginia Wesleyan College, where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in English with an expected graduation of May, 2010. After which he will take the next step in the lifelong pursuit of poverty by seeking a Master’s of Fine Arts. He currently maintains a blog covering his writing and current attempts to break into the rarified world of published poets and continued poverty.

Eric is Co-Editor of The Outlet, VWC’s student literary magazine, for 2008-09 and 2009-10, and is striving to create a continuing legacy of excellence for the publication at the school. This year’s issue arrived at the end of April, 2009, and featured two poems of Eric’s: “Ghosts. Walking.” and “Where Things Go Wrong.” He is extremely excited about next year’s issue which will again feature the best student literary, critical, and artistic work at the college.