Matthew Shenoda is the author of three collections of poetry including one from BOA Editions, Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone (2009). His collection Somewhere Else (Coffee House Press, 2005), was the winner of a 2006 American Book Award and was named one of 2005’s debut books of the year by Poets & Writers magazine.He is an associate professor in the Department of Creative Writing at Columbia College, Chicago. For more information about Matthew Shenoda, visit www.matthewshenoda.com.