Reginald Shepherd is the author of four books of poetry and the editor of the recent Iowa Anthology of New American Poetries. He has won the AWP Award in Poetry for his first book, Some Are Drowning, as well as grants from the NEA, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Saltonstall and Vogelstein foundations. He also has the distinct honor of being one of the most frequently published Indiana Review authors, having appeared in eight different issues of the magazine. His most recent collection of poems, published in 2003, is titled Otherhood. He also has an upcoming book of poems, titled Fata Morgana, which will be published in 2007.

His first appearance came in Volume 16.2, with the poems “Nuages,” “A Man of Reason,” and “Sunday.” This was followed by Volume 18.2, which featured the poems “Deep Water,” “Depth of Field,” and “My Brother the Rain.” Next was Volume 19.2, which featured the poems “Geology of Water,” and “Prey.” This was followed by two poems in Volume 21.1, “An Abbreviated History of Signs,” and “Salt Point.” The poems “Refrain,” and “Pear Tree, Bartlett, Quotations,” appeared in Volume 22.2. Volume 24.1, contained a single poem by Mr. Shepherd, “My Sister’s Snow.” He appeared next in Volume 25.1, which featured the poem “These Are the Things.” His most recent appearance in the magazine was in Volume 27.1, collaborating with Gene Tanta on the poems “Romeo’s Half-Awake” and “Screen Memory.”

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