Daniel J. Weeks's published collections of poems include X Poems (Blast Press, 1990), Ancestral Songs (Libra Publishers, Inc., 1992), Indignities (Mellen Poetry Press, 1999), and Characters (Blast Press, 2008). His poems have appeared in The Cimarron Review, The Roanoke Review Mudfish, Fox Cry, Zone 3, SLANT, Voices International, Fennel Stalk, Mobius, The Sulphur River Poetry Review, The Tucumcari Review, and many other publications. Weeks lives in Eatontown, N.J., with his wife, Jackie, and their two children, Jared and Rachel.