Stephen KesslerStephen Kessler's poems, translations, essays, criticism, journalism and fiction have been appearing across the small press and independent publishing landscape in the United States, and especially California, for more than forty-five years. His recet books include the poetry collection SCRATCH PEGASUS (Swan Scythe Press, 2013), translations of Vicente Aleixandre, Poems of Consummation (Black Widow Press, 2013), the essay collection THE TOLSTOY OF THE ZULUS (El León Literary Arts, 2011), and the novel THE MENTAL TRAVELER (Greenhouse Review Press, 2010). He is also the editor of the award-winning literary newspaper The Redwood Coast Review. Read More Read Less