Bruce Bond is the author of nine published books of poetry, including Choir of the Wells: A Tetralogy (Etruscan Press, 2013), The Visible (Louisiana State University Press, 2012), Peal (Etruscan Press, 2009), and Blind Rain (Louisiana State University Press, 2008). He has five books forthcoming: Immanent Distance: Poetry and the Metaphysics of the Near at Hand (University of Michigan Press), For the Lost Cathedral (Louisiana State University Press), Black Anthem (University of Tampa Press), Sacrum (Four Way Books), and The Other Sky (Etruscan Press). He is a Regents Professor of English at the University of North Texas.  

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