Paul Legault was born in Ontario and raised in Tennessee. He holds an M.F.A in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia and a B.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California. He is the author of two books of poetry, The Madeleine Poems (Omnidawn, 2010) and The Other Poems (Fence Books, 2011). He co-founded and co-edits the translation press Telephone Books. He'll be reading from his new book, The Emily Dickinson Reader. In this original collection,  Dickinson classics are reinterpreted by a modern voice.