A native of Baysville, in Ontario's Muskoka region, John Donlan has previously published two highly acclaimed poetry collections: Domestic Economy (Brick, 1990, repr. 1997) and Baysville (Anansi, 1993). He is a reference librarian with the Vancouver Public Library and a poetry editor with Brick Books. He has won numerous awards, with his poems and reviews appearing in leading journals in Canada and the USA.