Austin Lee Basis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. An actor by trade, Austin has always found expression through drawing & writing. He commonly uses poetry to help him "get into character" by writing poems in that particular character's voice. His constant search for answers about life, love & self find their way onto the page with a healthy mixture of honesty, edginess, self-reflection, heart, and humor. Austin finds poetry the freest of all the written forms & writes with an intentional disregard for established poetic structures. He doesn't write when he wants to- he writes when he NEEDS to.

Website: http://www.austinbasis.com/

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