Alan Michael Parker is the author of four novels, the two most recent with Dzanc Books, and nine collections of poetry, including The Age of Discovery, forthcoming from Tupelo Press in October of 2020. He has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including three Pushcart Prizes, two selections in Best American Poetry, the North Carolina Book Award, the Fineline Prize, the Lunate 500 Prize, and the Brockman-Campbell Award. He holds the Houchens Chair in English at Davidson College.