Dorianne Laux is the author Facts about the Moon (W.W. Norton, 2005) and three previous collections from BOA Editions, Awake (1990), What We Carry (1994), finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Smoke (2000). She is also co-author, with Kim Addonizio, of The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry (W. W. Norton, 1997). Laux is an associate professor and works in the University of Oregon's Creative Writing Program.

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Poets in this issue: Terrance Hayes, Gary L. McDowell, Stephen Dunn, Carol Guess, Dorianne Laux, Phillip Pardi, Lawrence Raab, Emily Pérez, Denise Duhamel, Maureen Seaton, Steven D. Schroeder, Arthur Smith, Davis McCombs, Al Maginnes, Tim O’Connell, Allen C. Fischer, Lisa Williams, Sam Taylor, Grace Bauer, Bryan Penberthy, Nicky Beer, Denise Duhamel, Matthew Gavin Frank, Billy Collins, Marilyn Kallet, Joanne Lowery, Phil West, Noah Falck, Carrington MacDuffie, Amanda Auchter, James Harms, Lance Larsen, Eugene Gloria, Mark M. Martin, H. L. Hix, Mary Austin Speaker, Cyrus Cassells, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Bob Hicok