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BIN RAMKE’s tenth book of poems, THEORY OF MIND: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS was recently published by Omnidawn. He teaches at the University of Denver where he also edits the journal, DENVER QUARTERLY, and he teaches fall terms at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Malinda Markham received an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver. Her first book of poems, Ninety-five Nights of Listening, won the Bread Loaf Bakeless Prize. Her second book, Having Cut the Sparrow’s Heart won the Green Rose prize and was recently published by New Issues Press. Her poetry has appeared in journals such as Conjunctions, Colorado Review, American Letters & Commentary, Paris Review, Volt, Fence, and Antioch Review and has been included in The Iowa Anthology of New American Poetries and Deep Travel. She has also published translations of post-war and contemporary Japanese women’s poetry. She lives in New York, where she works as a translator.