Martha Ronk is a distinguished poet and fiction writer. Her collection of short stories, Glass Grapes and Other Stories was published by BOA in 2008. She is the recipient of a 2005 PEN USA Award in Poetry, a 2006 National Poetry Series Award, the Gertrude Stein Award, and a 2007 NEA Fellowship. Her fiction has appeared in such publications as The Harvard Review, American Letters and Commentary, and The Chicago Review. She is currently living in Los Angeles and is a professor of English at Occidental College. For more information about Martha Ronk, visit www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/martha-ronk