My deepest gratitude to Will Guild; Jonathan Galassi and Ellen Levine; Adam Clay Griffey; Terry and Bernice Morgan and Max Schweitzer; my friends; Sally Rhoads; Eugene Startzman; Barbara Napier; the Lannan Foundation; the USA Foundation; the Whiting Foundation; the Cullman Center at the New York Public Library; the Kentucky Arts Council; and Hank, a great spirit who accompanied me along the way.