teaches English and environmental studies at Wofford College and directs the Goodall Center for Environmental Studies. He is the author of twelve books, including Abdandoned Quarry: New & Selected Poems (Mercer University Press), named poetry book of the year by the Southeastern Independent Booksellers Alliance. His most recent prose books are My Paddle to the Sea (University of Georgia Press) and Begin with Rock, End with Water (Mercer University Press).