Poems that Zoom In on the Mysterious and Transformative Nature of Expression
Terence Winch is the author of eight previous poetry collections, the young adult novel Seeing Eye Boy, and the short story collections Contenders and That Special Place. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship, a Gertrude Stein Award for Innovative Writing, a Columbia Book Award, and the American Book Award, among other honors. The Bronx-born son of Irish immigrants, Winch is also a founding member of acclaimed Irish band Celtic Thunder and composer of the band's best-known song, "When New York Was Irish." Since 2020, he has served as editor of a feature on the Best American Poetry blog called "Pick of the Week."
