James Reidel

James Reidel: is the author of the poetry collections Jim’s Book (Black Lawrence Press, 2013) and My Window Seat for Arlena Twigg (Black Lawrence Press, 2006). He wrote the definitive and only biography on Weldon Kees, Vanished Act: The Life and Work of Weldon Kees (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). He received a National Endowment for the Arts translation fellowship in 2009. His poems have appeared in numerous journals, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, The New Criterion, and The Adirondack Review.