<div><b>Reginald Shepherd</b> is the author of four books of poetry: <i>Otherhood</i>, a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; <i>Wrong; Angel, Interrupted;</i> and <i>Some Are Drowning, </i> winner of the Associated Writing Programs' Award. He is the editor of <i>The Iowa Anthology of New American Poetries</i> . He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Illinois Arts Council, and the Florida Arts Council, among other awards.</div>