Niel Rosenthalis is a poet. If there was ever someone who not only loved poetry with ever fiber of his being, but could actually write a goddamn good poem, it's Niel. This is exactly why I say he's a poet; he's earned the title. I was lucky enough to meet Niel while he was studying at Sarah Lawrence College--we met by accident, really. We never took classes together, but happened to volunteer to run a poetry festival.