Michael Thomas Taren is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His poems have appeared in Colorado Review. Read More His translations of Tomaž Šalamun were published in 7 Poets, 4 Days, 1 Book (Trinity University Press, 2009), Slovene Sampler (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2008) and are accepted or published by Chicago Review, A Public Space, Poetry Review (UK), Fulcrum, Colorado Review, The Ninth Letter, Jubilat, Poetry London, Circumference and elsewhere. His book Puberty is a finalist for the Fence Poetry Series.