Bruce Beasley is the author of nine collections of poems, most recently Prayershreds (Orison Books, 2023) and All Soul Parts Returned and Theophobia, both from BOA Editions. A recipient of four Pushcart prizes and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, he has other recent poems appearing in Five Points, Hudson Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Copper Nickel, and other journals.