Shane McCrae is the author of Mule (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2011) and two chapter books: One Neither One (Octopus Books, 2009) and In Canaan (Rescue Press, 2010). His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The American Poetry Review, African American Review, AGNI, New Orleans Review, No Tell Motel, The Best American Poetry 2010, Fence, Denver Quarterly, Typo, Esque, and others. He has attended the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and Harvard Law School. He is working toward a PhD in English at the University of Iowa. He lives in Iowa City. (updated 5/2011)