Kevin Pilkington is a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of ten poetry collections and two novels. His debut collection Spare Change was the La Jolla Poets Press National Book Award winner; Getting By won The Ledge Chapbook Award; In the Eyes of a Dog received the New York Book Festival Award; Where You Want To Be: New and Selected Poems was an IPPY Award Winner. His last collection Playing Poker With Tennessee Williams was his third published by Black Lawrence Press. Over the years, he has been nominated for four Pushcarts. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines including: The Harvard Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Boston Review, The Galway Review, Columbia, North American Review, etc.  He has taught and lectured at colleges and universities throughout the country including The New School, Manhattanville College, MIT, Maine Media College, University of Michigan, Susquehanna University, Georgia Tech. He lives in New York City.