J. D. McClatchy is the author of five earlier books of poems and three collections of prose. He has served as the editor of many books, including The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and has written thirteen opera libretti that have
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J. D. McClatchy is the author of five earlier books of poems and three collections of prose. He has served as the editor of many books, including
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and has written thirteen opera libretti that have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala, and elsewhere. McClatchy teaches at Yale University and is the editor of
The Yale Review. He lives in New York City and Stonington, Connecticut.