Steve Zeitlin is a folklorist, writer, poet, songwriter, ping pong player, and cultural activist. Steve is the Founding Director of City Lore, New York's center for urban folk culture, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. City Lore works with grassroots cultures to ensure their living legacy in stories and histories, places and traditions. In 2002, Steve co-founded the Brevitas poetry collective, dedicated to the short poem. In 2007, he received the Benjamin Botkin Award from the American Folklore Society for lifetime achievement in public folklore. Steve Zeitlin has served as a regular commentator for a number of nationally syndicated public radio shows, and his commentaries have appeared on the Op Ed pages of The New York Times and Newsday.