Alan Michael Parker’s fifth collection of poems, Elephants & Butterflies (2008), was published by BOA Editions. He is the author or editor of four other books including the novel Cry Uncle (Mississippi, 2005). He teaches at Davidson College, where he directs the program in creative writing, and at Queens University in the low-residency MFA program. His poetry appears in Smartish Pace, Issues 6 and 16 (2009).
