Widely published poet and essayist available for readings, workshops, or lectures. New book of poems Rhapsody with Dark Matter (Akron, 2007) won Society of Midland Poets Poetry Award. Deerflies (2004) won Nancy Dasher Award and Editions Prize. Recent work in Georgia Review, Shenandoah, Image, Antioch Review, Cincinnati Review, and many other magazines. 2008 Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies at University of Salzburg.