LUISA A. IGLORIA is the author of JUAN LUNA'S REVOLVER (2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize, University of Notre Dame), TRILL & MORDENT (WordTech Editions, 2005) and 8 other books. Luisa has degrees from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was a Fulbright Fellow from 1992-1995. Other awards include Finalist in the first Narrative Poetry Contest (2009); the 2007 49th Parallel Prize from Bellingham Review; the 2007 James Hearst Poetry Prize (North American Review); the 2006 National Writers Union Poetry Prize; the 2006 Stephen Dunn Award for Poetry; 11 Palanca Awards and the Palanca Hall of Fame Distinction in the Philippines. Originally from Baguio City, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia and is an associate professor on the faculty of Old Dominion University, where she currently directs the MFA Creative Writing Program. She keeps her radar tuned for cool lizard sightings. www.luisaigloria.com