Eric Hoffman is the author of Oppen: A Narrative, a biography of poet George Oppen, and eleven collections of poetry, including BY THE HOURS, THE AMERICAN EYE, and LIFE AT BRAINTREE, all published by Dos Madres Press. Together with Dominick Grace, he has edited three volumes of the University Press of Mississippi's Conversations with Comic Artists series, Dave Sim: Conversations, Chester Brown: Conversations, and Seth: Conversations. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Robin and son Sailor.