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About the Author

80 About the Author Bart Edelman was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1951, and spent his childhood inTeaneck.He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Hofstra University. He is currently professor of English at Glendale College, where he edits Eclipse,a literary journal.He was awarded grants and fellowships from the United States Department of Education, the University of Southern California and the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, conducting literary research in India, Egypt, Nigeria and Poland. His poetry has appeared in newspapers, journals, textbooks and anthologies, and he teaches poetry workshops across the United States. Collections of his work include Crossing the Hackensack (1993), Under Damaris’ Dress (1996) and The Alphabet of Love (1999). He lives in Pasadena, California. ...