John Hodgen is visiting assistant professor of English at Assumption College. He is the author of three previous books of poetry: "In My Father's House, " winner of the Bluestem Award; "Bread Without Sorrow, " winner of the Balcones Poetry Prize; and "Grace, " winner of the Donald Hall Prize in Poetry. Hodgen is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the Foley Poetry Prize, the Ruth Stone Poetry Prize, the Grolier Prize, an Arvon Foundation Award, and the Chad Walsh Prize in Poetry.