MARY RUEFLE is the author of ten books of poetry; her latest book The Most of It (Wave Books, ’08) is a book of prose. She has won many awards for her work, including an NEA, a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim, and an Award in Literature from The American Academy of Arts and Letters. She also makes one-of-a-kind erasure books, which have been exhibited in museums and galleries. Mary lives in southern Vermont.