David Mura is the author of four books of poetry—The Last Incantations; Angels for the Burning; The Colors of Desire, winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award; and After We Lost Our Way, winner of the National Poetry Series—and two memoirs: Where the Body Meets Memory and Turning Japanese, a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. His latest book is A Stranger’s Journey: Race, Identity and Narrative Craft in Writing. (updated 9/2019)