Marlon L. Fickdivides his time between his home in Mexico City and his work in China. The author of four previous books, he is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts award in writing. Books includeEl Nino de Safo, Histerias Minimas,andSelected Poems. Fick edited and translated the anthology,The River Is Wide/El ro es ancho: Twenty Mexican Poets, a Bilingual Anthology.