Andrew C. Gottlieb was born in Ontario, grew up outside of Boston, and now lives and writes in Seattle where he most recently taught creative writing at the University of Washington. He's received grants from the Seattle Arts Commission, Artist Trust, and the Washington State Arts Commission, and his short fiction and poetry has appeared in many journals and literary reviews. He has his MA in creative writing from Iowa State University and his MFA from the University of Washington. He is currently working on a novel.

Other poems by Andrew C. Gottlieb in Verse Daily:
October 22, 2005:   "Amaryllis" " Long-stemmed girl, you set the pot..."