David Mura is the author of three collections of poetry including Angels for the Burning (Boa, 2004). He is also a creative nonfiction writer, critic, playwright, and performance artist. A third-generation Japanese American, he has written intimately about his life as a man of color and the connections between race, sexuality, and history. Mura teaches at Hamline University, VONA (Voices of the Nation Association), and in the Stonecoast MFA program. For more information about David Mura, visit www.davidmura.com