Joseph Di Prisco published poems, essays, and reviews in numerous journals, and two books of poetry: Wits End (University of Missouri Press) and Poems in Which, which won the Dorothy Brunsman Prize (Bear Star Press). He was awarded The Young Poets and The Theodore Roethke Prizes from Poetry Northwest. He taught for over twenty years, and is the coauthor of Field Guide to the American Teenager, published by Perseus Books. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, photographer Patricia James, and their three supportive dogs.