2011 American Book Award winner Camille T. Dungy is the author of three books, including Smith Blue and Suck on the Marrow, and the editor of anthologies including Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry and From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great. Dungy is a professor in the Creative Writing Department at San Francisco State University, and her honors include an NEA fellowship, two NACCP Image Award nominations, and two Northern California Book Awards. http://www.camilledungy.com