Corless-Smith, Martin

Martin Corless-Smith was born and raised in Worcestershire, England. He is a poet, painter and essayist. His books of poetry include Of Piscator, COMPLETE TRAVELS (West House Books, 2000), NOTA (Fence Books, 2003), SWALLOWS (Fence Books, 2006), ENGLISH FRAGMENTS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOUL (Fence Books, 2010), and BITTER GREEN (Fence Books, 2015). His first book of fiction, THIS FATAL LOOKING GLASS, was published by SplitLevel Texts in April, 2015. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Boise State University.