G. C. Waldrep (1968-present) was born in South Boston, Virginia. He received his BA from Harvard University, PhD in history from Duke University, and MFA from the University of Iowa. He has written multiple collections of poetry including Goldbeater’s Skin and Archicembalo and is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship among other awards. He currently teaches at Bucknell University and serves as Editor-at-Large for The Kenyon Review. Source