Michael O'Keefe's chapbook, Swimming From Under My Father will be released by Noble Swine Press this summer and will be available on amazon.com and through his website: www.michaelokeefe.com. As an actor Michael has appeared in Frozen River, Michael Clayton, and the newly released American Violet. He was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance in, The Great Santini and has appeared in numerous films, TV shows and plays. He holds an MFA from the Creative Writing Seminars at Bennington College.