Todd Davis

Making Poems: Forty Poems with Commentary by the Poets Todd Davis

Publisher Marketing: This diverse collection of poems and companion essays by 40 nationally and internationally known poets allows readers to experience the creative process through the eyes and voice of each poet. Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 271 (EAN 9781438431765, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Davis, Todd Todd Davis teaches creative writing, environmental studies, and American literature at Penn State University's Altoona College. His poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and have been widely published and anthologized. Among his many books are Kurt Vonnegut's Crusade, or, How a Postmodern Hartequin Preached a New Kind of Humanism, and Ripe, his first book of poetry. Contributor Bio:  Murphy, Erin Erin Murphy is the author of Dislocation and Other Theories (Word Press, 2008) and Science of Desire (Word Press, 2004). Her awards include the Foley Poetry Award, the National Writers Union Poetry Award judged by Donald Hall, and a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Award. She has received fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her individual poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day edited by Billy Collins (Random House). She is Assistant Professor of English at the Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College, where she teaches English and creative writing.