William Jolliff, professor of English at George Fox University, is a poet, critic, songwriter, and occasional banjo player. His previous books include The Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier: A Readers' Edition (2000), Heeding the Call: A Study of Denise Giardina's Fiction (2020), and the poetry collection Twisted Shapes of Light (2015). He grew up on a farm just outside Magnetic Springs, Ohio, and now lives with his wife, Brenda, in Newberg, Oregon.
