Richard Moore is the author of ten volumes of poetry, one of which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His most recent poetry book is The Naked Scarecrow, published in spring 2000 by Truman State University Press/New Odyssey Series. Other recent poetry collections include Pygmies and Pyramids (Orchises Press, 1998) and The Mouse Whole: An Epic (Negative Capability Press, 1996), the latter with a foreword by Howard Nemerov. His earlier books include two other poetry collections from Orchises Press, No More Bottom (1991) and Bottom Is Back (1994). His latest collection, The Naked Scarecrow, was published in spring 2000 by Truman State University Press/New Odyssey Editions. He has also published a novel, The Investigator (Story Line Press, 1991); a collection of essays, The Rule That Liberates (U. of South Dakota Press, 1994); and translations including Euripedes' Hippolytus (in the U. of Pa. Press Greek Drama Series). Moore's poetry has appeared in such journals as The New Yorker, The Hudson Review, Poetry, Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, The Formalist, Sparrow, Sewanee Review, The Lyric, Light Quarterly, Edge City Review, et al. He has taught at Boston University, Brandeis University, the New England Conservatory, and Clark University.