Peter LaBerge

Peter LaBerge is a poet, writer, and editor. He grew up in Connecticut, where he took a keen interest in poetry after contributing to his high school’s literary magazine during his freshman year. Later, as a sophomore, Peter founded The Adroit Journal in 2010, a literary publication featuring writing and art. The Adroit Journal has published forty-five issues and received over 100,000 submissions. After graduating high school in 2013, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he released the chapbooks Makeshift Cathedral (YesYes Books, 2017) and Hook (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015). LaBerge graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2017 with his B.A. in English & Consumer Psychology. Furthermore, he also received a fellowship from Bucknell University’s Seminar for Undergraduate Poets. Peter’s work has since received a Pushcart Prize for Poetry. His latest initiative is Ellipsis Writing, an award-winning online high school writing, tutoring, and college advising business. He lives in New York City, where he received an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) and Writers in the Public Schools Fellow at New York University in 2022.