Eamon Grennan was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1941, and educated at University College, Dublin, and Harvard University. His poems have been published widely in literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad, including the "Kenyon Review," "New Yorker," "Paris Review," "Poetry Ireland Review," and "Grand Street," His first U.S. book publication was "What Light There Is "(North Point, 1989). He is a professor of English at Vassar College, and spends his leave-time in Ireland.