Degan Davis spent his childhood in Mattawa, Ontario, at the confluence of two rivers. He works as a Gestalt Therapist, both in a university setting and in private practice. Degan's poetry and non-fiction have appeared in such places as The Globe and Mail, The Malahat Review, Riddle Fence, and The New Quarterly. What Kind of Man Are You is his first book. He is currently working on a collection of essays about masculinity, femininity, and how to be a good man in this era. He lived for many years in St. John's and now lives in Toronto.