Ted Vaca is a published poet who resides in Denver, CO.  He has been writing poetry for more than 23 years.  He was a member of the National Slam champion team of 1996 from Ashville, NC and the coach of the National champion team of 2006 from Denver.  He loves his wife, misses his daughter and hugs his son.  He has two cats, Nanook and Charlie.  They hope to know him in the afterlife.