Books
He has published numerous collections of prose poetry, short stories and fables, one novel, The Song of Percival Peacock, and The Falling Sickness: A Book of Plays. His most recent book is See Jack (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009).
He lives in Darien, Connecticut with his wife Frances.
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