Eli Goldblatt is a professor of English at Temple University. His poems have appeared over the last thirty years in many small literary journals, most recently in magazines such as The Pinch, Cincinnati Review, Hambone, Paper Air, Another Chicago Magazine, Madison Review, Louisiana Literature, and Hubbub. His books of poems include Journeyman's Song (Coffee House, 01/01/1990), Sessions 162 (Chax Press, 01/01/1991), Speech Acts (Chax Press, 1999), and Without a Trace (Singing Horse Press, 2001). Wendy Osterweil is a Master Artist (printmaking, textiles, collage, and more) living in Philadelphia. She has years of experience in books, particularly book covers. Her art is on the cover of this book.