Emilie BuchwaldEmilie Buchwald's book of poems, The Moment's Only Moment, received an IBPA Silver Benjamin Franklin Award. Her poems have been published in various journals, including Harper's, The American Scholar, American Quarterly, Kenyon Review, nd The Lyric. Buchwald taught poetry at The Loft Literary Center, edited three poetry anthologies, and the Poetry Society of America's Wallace Steven Centenary Celebration. She is the author of A Milkweed Chronicle: The Formative Years of a Literary Nonprofit Press and the award-winning children's books, Gildaen, Floramel and Esteban, and Buddy Unchained.Buchwald was the cofounder and copublisher of the journal Milkweed Chronicle, before becoming the publisher of Milkweed Editions, editing or coediting more than two hundred books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction centered on social justice and the environment. Buchwald came out of retirement to found The Gryphon Press, which publishes children's picture books that create empathy for every animal life. Her awards include: The Lyric Memorial Award, The Kay Sexton Award, the McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist of the Year Award, the A.P. Anderson Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. Read More Read Less