A former resident of London, Mexico City and Kingston, Jamaica, his accent is a mess. He is the author of several books of poetry, most recently Molecularity (Dusie, 2011) and Common Time, which is just out on Steerage Press. His poetry and critical prose has appeared in many periodicals, including American Letters & Commentary, Boston Review, Chicago Review, Denver Quarterly, Fence, Jacket, Verse and many others. A librarian by trade, he works in Denver, where he reviews new poetry and fiction titles for Library Journal and curates the Belmar Film Series, a free public program that showcases independent and foreign-language cinema.