 He graduated from Purdue University (Ph.D., American Studies), the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (M.F.A., Creative Writing/Poetry), the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars (M.A., Creative Writing/Poetry) and New York University (B.A., English and American Literature).His poetry, essays, and translations have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including "American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Mid-American Review, The New Republic" and "The New Yorker.