Rachel Blau DuPlessis is the author of the long poem Drafts (1-114/115), out from Coffee House Press this May, and of books located deep in our social emotions. She has written essays in The Pink Guitar and Blue Studios. Awards include a residency at Bellagio, a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and a year at the National Humanities Center. Website is www.rachelblauduplessis.net; all Drafts are available recorded at www.writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/DuPlessis.php