Christoper Buckley has received an NEA grant, a Fulbright Award and four Pushcart Prizes. His eleventh book, Star Apocrypha (TriQuarterly/Northwestern) appeared in the spring of 2001. He is Associate Editor for Poetry International. Dennis Saleh (SP Issue 3) and Diane Wakoski (SP Issue 6) were two of his early teachers. Visit www.smartishpace.com to read an interview with Mr. Buckley by Maggie Paul. (2002)