Richard Cecil is the author of three books of poetry: Einstein's Brain, Alcatraz, and In Search of the Great Dead. He teaches in the Spalding University brief residency MFA program.

About River Styx:
Poets in this issue: Elaine Sexton, Walt McDonald, Catie Rosemurgy, Lance Larsen, Eric Pankey, Myrna Stone, Rita Mae Reese, David Kirby, Eric Rawson, MM Anderson, David Simpson, Christopher Matthews, Marjorie Stelmach, Daniel Anderson, Mary Quade, Jason Sommer, David Moolton, Pamela White Hadas, Richard Cecil, Laura Hamblin, David Clewell, Richard Newman, Mark Jarman, Sherine E. Gilmour, Douglas Goetsch, Susan Blackwell Ramsey, Laurence Lieberman, Michael Hudson, Wayne Miller, Philip Metres, Mark Taksa