Bryan Franco

Bryan Franco is a poet from Brunswick, Maine, who describes himself as gay and Jewish. He has performed slam poetry, including with the Portland, Maine Rhythmic Cypher team at the 2014 National Poetry Slam. His work has appeared in several countries, and he was a finalist in a 2022 New Jersey expressive arts poetry contest. He also hosts an open mic and works as a painter, sculptor, and gardener. Franco contributed poems to The Northeast Coast's Summer 2025 issue and Winter 2025 Issue II. His book Everything I Think Is All in My Mind came out in 2021 from Read Or Green Books.