Thanks also to Michael Dumanis and Cate Marvin for including “The New Intelligence” in Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century (Sarabande, 2006), to Robert Strong for including “Chapter for Being Transformed into a Sparrow” in Joyful Noise: An Anthology of American Spiritual Poetry (Autumn House, 2006), and to Mark Irwin for including “Clair de Lune” and “Team of Fake Deities Arranged on an Orange Plate” in 13 Contemporary Younger American Poets (Proem Press, 2010). Lastly, thanks to Don Selby and Diane Boller for featuring “Dream of a Poetry of Defense,” “Globus Hystericus” and “The New Intelligence” on the Poetry Daily website.
First published 2010 by Wave Books, Seattle, Washington
First published in Great Britain in paperback 2011 by Picador
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