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Christopher Burawa
was born in Iceland.

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He owns an MA in English
Language and Literature,

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and an MFA in Creative Writing
from Arizona State University.

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He was awarded MacDowell
Colony fellowship in 2003.

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His translations of the
contemporary Icelandic poet,

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Jóhann Hjálmarsson's book
of poetry, Of The Same Mind,

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won the Toad Press International
Chapbook Competition and was

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published in 2005.

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Chris was the
director of literature

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and public information
officer for the Arizona

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Commission of the Arts.

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He is now the director of
the Center for Excellence

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for the Creative Arts at
Austin Peay State University

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in Clarksville, Tennessee.

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His first book of poetry, The
Small Mysteries Of Lapses,

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was published in 2006 and
received with wide acclaim

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as a book of astonishing
presence and originality.

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Please welcome Chris.

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[APPLAUSE]

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