Amy Newman was born in Liberty, New York and earned her Ph. D. from Ohio University. Author of four collections of poetry including fall (Wesleyan) and Camera Lyrica (Alice James), she teaches at Northern Illinois University. Her husband is Joe Bonomo, author of Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America’s Garage Band (Continuum) and Installations (Penguin), selected in the National Poetry Series. http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Wesleyan-Poetry-Amy-Newman/dp/0819567094/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215358423&sr=8-1http://www.amazon.com/Camera-Lyrica-Amy-Newman/dp/1882295242/sr=8-4/qid=1162169548/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/002-2968347-4823239?ie=UTF8&s=bookshttp://www.amazon.com/Sweat-Story-Fleshtones-Americas-Garage/dp/0826428460/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-0915033-2551311?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187359412&sr=8-1http://www.amazon.com/Installations-Poets-Penguin-Joe-Bonomo/dp/014311395X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215359441&sr=1-1http://www.amazon.com/Camera-Lyrica-Amy-Newman/dp/1882295242/sr=8-4/qid=1162169548/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/002-2968347-4823239?ie=UTF8&s=booksshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3