Edward Field is the author of more than ten books of poetry, including "Counting Myself Lucky" and "A Frieze for a Temple of Love," and a memoir, "The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag, and Other Intimate Literary Portraits of the Bohemian Era," He is also coauthor of three fiction books (written with Neil Derrick, published under the pseudonym of Bruce Elliot). He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the W. H. Auden Award, the Bill Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Lambda Literary Award.