David St. John is the author of twelve collections of poetry (including "Study for the World’s Body," nominated for The National Book Award), most recently, "The Last Troubadour: New & Selected Poems."

Christopher Merrill has published seven collections of poetry, including "Watch Fire" (White Pine Press), for which he received the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets; many edited volumes and translations; and six books of nonfiction, among them, "Only the Nails Remain: Scenes from the Balkan Wars" (Rowman & Littlefield), "Things of the Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain" (Random House), and "Self-Portrait with Dogwood" (Trinity University Press).

David L. Ulin is the editor of Air/Light.