David J. Rothman is the author of three books of poetry, including The Elephant’s Chiropractor (Conundrum, 1998), which was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award. He is also the editor of The Geography of Hope: Poets of Colorado’s Western Slope (Conundrum, 2000). His poems have appeared in AGNI, Appalachia, The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review, The Literary Review, Poetry, and scores of other journals. (updated 6/2010)