Paul Nemser’s book, Taurus (New American Press, 2013), was chosen by Andrew Hudgins as winner of the 2011 New American Poetry Prize. Nemser’s poems have appeared in Blackbird, Fulcrum, Per Contra, Raritan, Redivider, and elsewhere. In 2014, he received a Commendation in The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition (U.K.). He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Rebecca and practices law in Boston. (updated 5/2015)