Leonard Schwartz's most recent book is The New Babel: Towards a Poetics of the Mid-East Crises (University of Arkansas Press). Other titles include AT ELEMENT (Talisman House) and A MESSAGE BACK AND OTHER FURORS, also from Chax.

Simon Carr is a painter living and working in New York City. Other recent illustration projects include: Nostromo, a novel for children and adults, by Sam Carr, illustrated by Simon Carr (Orbis Books, New York City, 2015). Since 2015 he has been represented by the Bowery Gallery, 530 W. 25th St, New York, New York 10001, www.bowery.org. More information can be found at the web site simoncarrstudio.com.