Poetry. Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. "In a mixture of precise prose interspersed with pared-down, almost haiku-like poems, Heller's meditation embodies the harsh life and landscape of the indigenous population, along with the ever-lurking mystery and aura of Nerja's pre-historic caves. And, in the process of remembering, he brings us movingly into touch with the most basic and eternal of human questions: how shall we relate to the others around us and to the place in which we live."—Hugh Seidman

Author City: NEW YORK, NY USA

Michael Heller is a poet, essayist and critic. Among his many books are THIS CONSTELLATION IS A NAME: COLLECTED POEMS 1965-2010, SPEAKING THE ESTRANGED: ESSAYS ON THE POETRY OF GEORGE OPPEN, BECKMANN VARIATIONS AND OTHER POEMS, TWO NOVELLAS: MARBLE SNOWS & THE STUDY, ESCHATON, EARTH AND CAVE, EXIGENT FUTURES, and WORDFLOW: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS. He wrote the libretto for the opera Benjamin, based on the life of Walter Benjamin. His awards include the NEH Poet/Scholar grant, the Di Castagnola Prize and New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships. He was born in 1937 in New York City where he now lives.