Jane Mead is the author of two books of poetry: House of Poured-Out Waters (Illinois, 2001) and The Lord and the General Din of the World (Sarabande, 1996). Her work was selected for The Best American Poetry, 1990 (Scribner). A recipient of awards from the Whiting and Lannan Foundations, she is Poet-in-Residence at Wake Forest University. (2002)