Richard Kenney was born in Glens Falls, New York, in 1948 and is the author of three previous books of poetry: The Evolution of the Flightless Bird, Orrery, and The Invention of the Zero. In 1987 he received a John D. and
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Richard Kenney was born in Glens Falls, New York, in 1948 and is the author of three previous books of poetry:
The Evolution of the Flightless Bird,
Orrery, and
The Invention of the Zero. In 1987 he received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. He is currently professor of English at the University of Washington and lives with his family in Port Townsend, Washington.