Allan Peterson is the author of All the Lavish in Common (2005 Juniper Prize) and Anonymous Or (Defined Providence Press Prize 2001). He has received fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida, and nine nominations for the Pushcart Prize. His poetry has appeared widely in print and online journals.

Other poems by Allan Peterson in Verse Daily:
October 13, 2008:   "Over a Ballpoint" "They are afraid they said..."
July 1, 2007:   "Matter and Disappearance" " I know my heart brings me missiles..."
April 8, 2003:  "The Totality of Facts" "The laughing gull that flew behind the fencepost..."

Books by Allan Peterson:

Other poems on the web by Allan Peterson:
Two poems
Five poems
"The Rabbit Soprano"
"Superstition"
"The Small Gods"
Three poems
Two poems
Sixteen poems
"The Uses of Nature"
Four poems
any given moment: an electronic chapbook

Allan Peterson's Website.