Adam Deutsch is a poet, publisher, and teacher based in San Diego, California. He teaches in the English Department at Grossmont College and is the founder and publisher of Cooper Dillon Books. His debut full-length collection, Every Transmission (Fernwood Press, 2023), expands on the lyric concerns of his earlier chapbook Carry On, a collection of elegies. His poetry has appeared in Poetry International, Thrush, Juked, and Typo. He is also an advocate for the independent poetry community, both through his press and his literary citizenship.