Charles Borkhuis Charles Borkhuis is a poet, playwright, screenwriter, and essayist. His 9 collections of poems include Dead Ringer [BlazeVOX], Finely Tuned Static (with paintings by John McCluskey) [Lunar Chandelier], Disappearing Acts [Chax], Afterimage [Chax], andAlpha Ruins [Bucknell University], selected by Fanny Howe as a finalist for the William Carlos Williams Book Award. His poems have appeared in 7 anthologies including: Dia Anthology: Readings in Contemporary Poetry 2010-2016 [Dia Art Foundation], An Avec Sampler #2 [Avec], Primary Trouble [Talisman House], and Writing From The New Coast: Presentation and Technique [o.blek]. His essays on contemporary poetics have appeared in two books published by the University of Alabama Press: Telling it Slant and We Who Love to Be Astonished. He curated poetry readings for the Segue Foundation in NYC for 15 years. Interview: https: //dichtungyammer.wordpress.com/ 2016/10/05/interview-with-charles-borkhuis/ Exchange on Dead Ringer: https: //dichtungyammer. wordpress.com/2017/09/02/exchange-with-charles-borkhuis-on-dead-ringer/ He translated New Exercises from the French by Franck André Jamme [Wave books]. His plays have been presented in NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hartford, and Paris and have been published in four collections including Mouth of Shadows [Spuyten Duyvil]. His two radio plays can be heard at pennsound. He is the recipient of a Drama-Logue Award for his play Phantom Limbs and the former editor of Theater: Ex, an experimental theater publication. He lives in San Diego, and has taught at Hofstra University and Touro College. Read More Read Less