Rusty MorrisonRusty Morrison is the author of five books: After Urgency (winner of Tupelo's Dorset Prize), the true keeps calm biding its story (winner of the Ahsahta's Sawtooth Prize, James Laughlin Award, N.California Book Award, and DiCastagnola Aard), Beyond the Chainlink (finalist for the NCIB Award & NCB Award), Whethering (winner of the 2004 Colorado Prize for Poetry from the Colorado State Center of Literary Publishing), and Book Of the Given. She's a recipient of fellowships from Civitella Ranieri, UC Berkeley ARC's Poetry & the Senses Program, and others. She teaches, gives writing consultations, and co-publishes Omnidawn. She lives in Richmond, CA. Read More Read Less