Derick Burleson's first book, Ejo: Poems, Rwanda 1991-94, won the 2000 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. He teaches in the creative writing program for the University of Alaska—Fairbanks.

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Poets in this issue: Sue Standing, Christopher Bakken, Hedi Kaddour, Diana Sabot, Eve West Bessier, Cornelius Eady, Jeet Thayil, Mariano Peyrou, Leszek Szaruga, Marin Sorescu, Sam Hamill, Celia Dropkin, Amy Schroeder, Kirsten Kaschock, Sean Singer, Claudette Cohen, Kythe Heller, David St. John, Maria Melendez, Derick Burleson, Tomaz Salamun, J. D. Smith, Linda Gregg