Douglas Crase is the author of The Revisionist, named a 1981 Notable Book of the Year in The New York Times and nominated that year for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and National Book Award in poetry. His recent chapbook The Astropastorals was named a 2017 Book of the Year in the Times Literary Supplement. A collection of his essays and lectures, Lines from London Terrace, was published in February by Pressed Wafer. He is a former MacArthur Fellow and the “Doug” in James Schuyler’s poem “Dining Out with Doug and Frank.”