Jon Pineda is the author of two collections of poetry: Birthmark, winner of the 2003 Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry Open Competition, and The Translator’s Diary, winner of the 2007 Green Rose Prize. His works have appeared the Crab Orchard Review, Poetry Northwest, and Prairie Schooner, among other publications. He teaches in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. For more information, visit www.jonpineda.com.