Biography of Elizabeth Spires

Elizabeth Spires' sixth collection of poems, The Wave-Maker, was published by W.W. Norton in July 2008. A review of the book appears in the review section of our website. Her new children's book, I Heard God Talking to Me: William Edmondson and His Stone Carvings, was published by FSG in 2009. She recently edited Contents of a Minute (Sarabande, 2008), a chapbook by the late poet Josephine Jacobsen. Spires is Professor of English at Goucher College in Baltimore. Her poems have appeared in Smartish Pace, Issues 9 & 15. Please visit our media section to hear an interview with Spires & watch a video of her reading. [bio updated 2009]

Biography of Phillis Levin

Phillis Levin is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Mercury (2001) and May Day (2008), both from Penguin, and the editor of The Penguin Book of Sonnet (Penguin, 2001). Her honors include a Fulbright Scholar Award to Slovenia, the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship, the Richard Hugo Prize from Poetry Northwest, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA. Levin is a professor of English and poet-in-residence at Hofstra University. Her poetry appears in Smartish Pace, Issue 14. [2009]

Biography of Dick Allen

Dick Allen’s sixth and seventh collections are The Day Before (2003) and Present Vanishing (2008), both from Sarabande. His poems have appeared in The Best American Poetry (Scribner) five times. He lives in Trumbull, Connecticut. (2009)

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Biography of Eric Pankey

Eric Pankey is the author of eight poetry collections, most recently The Pear as One Example (Ausable, 2008). His work has been supported by fellowships from the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the NEA and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He is a Professor of English and Heritage Chair in Writing at George Mason University. His poetry appears in Smartish Pace, Issue 12. I video of Pankey's Smartish Pace reading can be found in the media section of this website. (2009)