Contributors' Notes

CONTRIBUTORS' NOTES Alice Denham is the author of three novels, including My Darling from the Lions and Amo. Richard Dokey has two collections of short stories. His new short novel, The Mountain, is currently out in South Dakota Review. Anne Fleming was born and raised in Pennsylvania and now lives in New York City. Joanna Scott's first novel, Fading, My Parmacheene Belle will be out soon from Ticknor & Field. D. E. Steward is the author of Four Stories, Contact Inhibition, and a chapbook, A Letter to a Writer Down the Line, etc. Barton Wilcox has an MFA from Wichita State. This is his first published fiction. Will Baker is the author of two critical Books, two novels, and two non-fiction books, Backward and Mountain Blood. Jackson Lears is the author of No Place of Grace. Lowrey Pei is Director of Writing at Simmons College and author of the novel, Family Resemblances. Steve Bauer's poems have appeared in The Nation, Prairie Schooner, MSS, etc. He is author of the novel, Satyrday. Don Bogen is the author of After The Splendid Display. Robert Farnsworth's first collection is Three or Four Hills and a Cloud. Sandra Gilbert's most recent book of poems is Emily's Bread. Brenda Hillman has recently completed a second collection of poetry, Fortress. Andrew Hudgin's book, Saints and Strangers, appeared in 1985. T. R. Hummer teaches at Kenyon College. His new collection, Lower-Class Heresy, will appear in 1987. Roberto Juarroz was born in a small country town in Argentina and has published successive volumes of Vertical Poetry since 1958. Philip Levine is a widely published poet and critic. Pablo Neruda's Elemental Odes is forthcoming from the University of California Press. Arthur Smith's book is Elegy on Independence Day. Dave Smith's most recent books are The Roundhouse Voices: Selected and New Poems and Local Assays: On Contemporary American Poetry. Maura Stanton directs the writing program at Indiana University. Her books of poetry are Snow on Snow and Cries of Swimmers. Alan Williamson's new book of poems, The Muse of Distance, will be published in 1988. Margaret Sayers Peden has translated Spanish American novels, essays, and poetry. Among recent publications are works by Carlos Fuentes and Isabel Allende. W. S. Merwin is the author of many books, including Opening the Hand, and is a prolific translator. ...