Kevin Pilkington

Kevin Pilkington, author of St. Andrew's Head, is a widely-published poet and fiction writer. His poetry collection, Spare Change won the La Jolla Poets Press National Book Award and his chapbook, Getting By, was awarded the Ledge Poetry Prize. His next collection, Ready to Eat the Sky will be published in early 2005 by River City Publishing. His work has appeared in many anthologies including Birthday Poems: A Celebration, Western Wind, and Contemporary Poetry of New England; and a wide variety of journals, including: Poetry, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Boston Review, Yankee, Hayden’s Ferry, Columbia, Greensboro Review, The Louisville Review, Gulf Coast and Confrontation. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, he teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and in the graduate program at Manhattanville College.