Richard Foerster is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Double Going (BOA Editions), which was named a notable book for 2002 by the National Book Critics Circle. He was the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholar for 2000/2001—an honor that took him on a journey around the world. Among his numerous other awards are the "Discover"/The Nation Award, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Main Arts Commission, and the Bess Hokin Prize from Poetry. Poems from The Burning of Troy, his manuscript-in-progress, have appeared in Boulevard, New England Review, The Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, The Southern Review, and TriQuarterly. He lives in York Beach, Maine.

About Iron Horse Literary Review:
Poets in this issue: Melanie Almeder, Dorothy Howe Brooks, Scott Cairns, Kelly Cherry, Robert Cooperman, Robert Cording, James Doyle, Richard Foerster, Ryan K. Guth, Austin Hummell, Elizabeth McLagan, Robert Phillips, Jan Epton Seale, A. E. Stallings, Mary Swander, Daneen Wardrop