has published numerous books of poetry, including Dien Cai Dau; Neon Vernacular, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize; Warhorses; Emperor of Water Clocks; and most recently Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2021. His honors include the William Faulkner Prize (Université Rennes, France); the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize; Wallace Stevens Award; the 2021 Griffin Lifetime Recognition Award; the 2021 Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award; and the Lannan Foundation’s 2021 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement. His collaborations, performance art, and libretti have been performed internationally and include Saturnalia, Wakonda’s Dream, Testimony, Jupiter Invincible, and Gilgamesh.