Michael Blumenthal is the author of eight collections of poetry including two from BOA Editions, Dusty Angel (1999), and And (2009). Formerly the Director of Creative Writing at Harvard, he is also an essayist and novelist. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law, where he has taught since 2009. For more information about Michael Blumenthal, visit www.michael-blumenthal.com