April Bernard is a poet, novelist, and essayist. Her most recent books are Brawl & Jag (poems) and Miss Fuller, a novel.  Her previous books of poems are Romanticism, Swan Electric, Psalms, and Blackbird Bye Bye. Bernard is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and other journals, is Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Skidmore College, and also teaches in the Bennington College MFA Writing Seminars.