Douglas Kearney has published six books, including the award-winning poetry collection Buck Studies (Fence Books); libretti, Someone Took They Tongues (Subito); and criticism, Mess and Mess and (Noemi Press). His newest collection, Sho (Wave), is forthcoming next spring. A Whiting Foundation and Foundation for Contemporary Arts Cy Twombly awardee with residencies/fellowships from Cave Canem, The Rauschenberg Foundation, and others, Kearney teaches creative writing at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.