James Grabill was born in Ohio and attended The College of Wooster, Bowling Green State University, and Colorado State University, from which he earned MA and MFA degrees. His book, Poem Rising Out of the Earth and Standing Up in Someone (Lynx House, 1994) was awarded the Oregon Book Award for Poetry in 1995. His work has appeared widely in publications such as Willow Springs, Poetry East, The Prose Poem, Field, East West Journal, New Age Journal, The Common Review, The Bitter Oleander, and others. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and teaches literature and writing at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.