Nicola Vulpewas born in Montreal. He completed a doctorate in philosophy at the Sorbonne, and taught in Spain before settling in Ottawa. His poems and translations have appeared in journals such asAlba,The Antigonish Review,Carousel,The Ex-Puritan,The Manhattan Review,Mediterranean Poetry,Montreal Serai,Slush Pile Magazine, andStand Magazine. He has also published a novella,The Extraordinary Event of Pia H., who turned to admire a chicken on the Plaza Mayor, and four previous collections of poetry, including, with Guernica,Insult to the BrainandThrough the Waspmouth I Drew You, which both received Fred Cogswell Awards for Excellence in Poetry.