Paul D. Dickinson appears as the “Punk Poet Paul D.” in the Electric Arc Radio Show. He currently hosts “The Riot Act Reading Series” a monthly literary event at the Turf Club. Dickinson co-founded and operated The Speedboat Art Gallery, an alternative art space that brought in national bands such as Green Day, Bikini Kill, and NOFX. He has read his poetry on KFAI, MPR, 93.7 “X,” and 89.3 The Current. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts.