John Poch

Submitted on Friday, February 13, 2026
John Poch in cotton field

John Poch (’00 Ph.D.), Winona Lake, Indiana, released his newest book of poetry, The Future of Love, which explores love in all its forms, from a muse to a baker and from a sculptural object to a sea. John, a professor of English and creative writing at Grace College in Indiana, has written eight books of poems, and his work has been published in Ploughshares, Paris Review and other publications.