Bruce Beasley is the author of nine poetry collections, most recently Prayershreds (Orison Books, 2023), All Soul Parts Returned (BOA Editions, 2017), and Theophobia (BOA, 2012). His poems have appeared in The Yale Review, AGNI, Kenyon Review, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. He is professor of English at Western Washington University. (updated 4/2023)