John Drury is the author of three poetry collections: Burning the Aspern Papers (Miami, 2003), The Disappearing Town (Miami, 2000) and The Stray Ghost (State Street, 1987). He is also the author of The Poetry Dictionary (Story, 1995). New poems of his are forthcoming in The Paris Review, The Antioch Review, and Sou�wester. He is Professor and Coordinator of Creative Writing at the University of Cincinnati. (2003)