John Dorsey (b. 1976) is an American poet, playwright, newspaper journalist, and screenwriter.[1] Dorsey is the author of over ninety collections of poetry.[2][3] Former Poet Laureate of Belle, Missouri,[4] he is the recipient of the 2019 Terry Award, given at Poetry Rendezvous.[5][6] Dorsey is also a founder and co-editor of the Gasconade Review, with Jason Ryberg[7] and River Dog Press, with Victor Clevenger.[8] Dorsey is known for his prolific writing career as a poet, and as a major influence on small press, grassroots poetry movements in the U.S.[3] Since 1992, his poems have been published in more than 2000 literary magazines and anthologies.[1]