The Poem as a Bodily Thing:

Abstract

Ross Gay's books of poetry include Against Which (CavanKerry Press, 2006) and Bringing the Shovel Down (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011). His poems have appeared in many magazines and journals, including American Poetry Review, MARGIE, and Ploughshares. With the artist Kimberly Thomas, he has collaborated on several artists' books: The Cold Loop, BRN2HNT, and The Bullet. He is an editor with the chapbook press Q Avenue, whose recently published books include Chromosomory by Layli Long Soldier, Amigos by Matthew Dickman, Ad Hoc by Chris Mattingly, and Dolly by Kimberly Thomas and Simone White. Gay received his MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, and his Ph.D. in American literature from Temple University. He teaches in the low-residency MFA program in poetry at Drew University and in Indiana University's English department.