Dale JensenDale Jensen was born in Oakland, California, and grew up there. Heavily influenced by the Surrealist movement, he is known internationally as an exponent of the cut-up technique. He edited the poetry magazine Malthus from 1985 through 1989. He has pulished seven books of poetry, the latest three of which are Purgatorial (2004), Cyclone Fence (2007), and Oedipus' First Lover (2009). His poetry has been published in many magazines and journals including Lost and Found Times, Talisman, Convolvulus, Dirigible, The Walrus, Ur-Vox, Poetry East, and many others. He has co-coordinated poetry readings since 1989, and is currently involved in the Last Word Reading Series at Caffe Nefeli in Berkeley. Read More Read Less