Author’s previous book, Orange Crush (Sarabande, 2010) was highly praised by San Francisco Chronicle, American Poet, Barnes and Noble Review, and The Believer. Lampblack & Ash (Sarabande, 2005) was selected as an Editor’s Choice by the New York Times Book Review.
and other prominent publications and literary journals.

Literary Top 50, and has strong ties in Colorado through the University of Colorado-Boulder. Book tour includes university visits and conference presentation, increasing the visibility for course adoption.
Centos are poems composed of quotations from other authors (listed at the excerpt’s end, below)