Bruce Beasley grew up in Macon, Georgia, and is the author of eight poetry collections including All Soul Parts Returned (BOA Editions, 2017), Theophobia (BOA Editions, 2012), The Corpse Flower: New and Selected Poems (University of Washington Press, 2007), and Lord Brain (University of Georgia Press, 2005). He received a BA from Oberlin College, an MFA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the University of Virginia. His work weaves together neuroscience, theology, particle physics, and lyric inquiry in meditations on consciousness, faith, and the natural world. The recipient of three Pushcart Prizes and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Artist Trust of Washington, he is a professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham.