Claire Bateman lives in Greenville, SC, and teaches at the Fine Arts Center. Clumsy (New Issues, 2003) and Leap (New Issues, 2005) are the most recent of her five books. She has been awarded Individual Artist Fellowships from the NEA and the Tennessee Arts Commission, as well as a Surdna Fellowship. Her poetry appears in Smartish Pace, Issue 14. [bio updated 2007]
