2008 - 2009
David St. John is the author of ten poetry books and one volume of essays and interviews, and has edited numerous collections. His awards include the Discover/The Nation prize, the James D. Phelan Prize, and the Prix de Rome fellowship in literature. He has also received several National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and a Guggenheim Fellowship. St. John currently teaches in the English Department at University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Read more about him at http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/david-st-john.