Tyler Blanski

Tyler Blanski grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from the Perpich Center for Arts Education (2002); studied at the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford, England (2005); and holds a bachelor of arts in Christian Studies from Hillsdale College (2006). He is a cofounder of Venite Ministries, a Christian spiritual formation resource and retreat center in Minneapolis, and cofounder of the Couch Society, a theological forum and journal.In addition to Mud and Poetry, Tyler has written three other books (including a book of poetry) and released two albums: Think Out Loud: Music Fighting Homelessness and Out from the Darkness. He lives in Uptown Minneapolis, where he manages a small housepainting business, Rembrandt Home Painting; participates in the communal life of an Anglican church; and writes. For more information, visit Tyler's Web sites: www.mudandpoetry.com or www.tylerblanski.com.