David Schloss was born in Brooklyn, NY and has lived in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1968. He taught poetry, literature and film for many years at Miami University. His work has appeared in such places as Poetry, The Paris Review, as well as Best Poems, and The Poetry Anthology. His other books of poetry include: Group Portrait from Hell, Behind the Eyes, Greatest Hits, Sex Lives of the Poor and Obscure, Legends, and The Beloved.