Jeffrey Greene has published three collections of poetry including To the Left of the Worshiper, American Spirituals, and the chapbook Glimpses of the Invisible World in New Haven. He is also the author of the memoir French Spirits and two nature books, Water From Stone and The Golden-Bristled Boar (forthcoming in 2010). “Beautiful Monsters” is the title poem of his next collection. He teaches at the American University of Paris. (updated 8/2009)