Larissa Szporluk is the author of five books of poetry, including TRAFFIC WITH MACBETH (Tupelo Press, 2011), EMBRYOS AND IDIOTS (Tupelo Press, 2007), and THE WIND, MASTER CHERRY, THE WIND (Alice James Books, 2003). Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she studied literature and writing at the University of Michigan, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of California-Berkeley, and the University of Virginia. She is an associate professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.