become known for the richness of his language and his undaunted lyric
passion. A translator, essayist, and the editor of two anthologies of Mexican
poetry, Gander is the author of more than a dozen books, including
collaborations with notable artists and photographers. Recent titles include
Eye Against Eye (with photographs by Sally Mann), and the essay collection, A
Faithful Existence: Reading, Memory & Transcendence . Poetry collections
include Torn Awake and Science & Steepleflower; translations include Firefly
Under the Tongue: Selected Poems of Coral Bracho and, with Kent Johnson,
The Night by Jaime Saenz. Gander's essays have appeared in many national
magazines including The Nation, The Boston Review, and American Poetry
Review.
Gander has received Whiting and Howard Foundation awards, two Gertrude
Stein Awards for Innovative Poetry, and fellowships from the NEA. With poet
C.D. Wright, Gander lives in Rhode Island, where he is Professor of English
and Comparative Literature at Brown University. He teaches courses on
phenomenology and poetics, Asian-American literature, and translation.
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