H. L. Hix's recent books include a "selected poems," First Fire, Then Birds: Obsessionals 1985-2010 (Etruscan Press, 2010); a translation, made with the author, of Eugenijus Alisanka's from unwritten histories (Host Publications, 2011); and an essay collection, Lines of Inquiry (Etruscan Press, 2011). His website is www.hlhix.com.

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