"The brilliant poems, each one with all the intensity and polish of a Chekhov story, plunge us into the surreal and violent world of the epileptic. They lay hands upon us. But, as does the Chekhov story, they tell us things about our ordinary selves we might otherwise have missed. The constant reality of epilepsy gives a muscular tension, a form and control, and a most surprising sense of mercy to Zordani's poems. These poems celebrate life, if such a thing as genuine celebration still exists in our jaded time. Each one is a treasure, a rich and loving mercy upon us."
- Heather Ross Miller

Bob Zordani
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The poet Bob Zordani holds an M. F. A. in Creative Writing from The University of Arkansas and currently teaches at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. He is the author of three handmade limited edition chapbooks – My Funny Barbecue, Last Resort, and A Formal Introduction. His poems have appeared in such journals as New England Review, Shenandoah, and The Spoon River Poetry Review and have been anthologized in The Best American Erotica and The Book of Eros. Mr. Zordani’s honors include an Illinois Literature Award and an Associated Writing Programs Intro Award. Zordani is an avid bass fisherman, an amateur mycologist, and a veteran harmonica player who has gigged for years in small clubs across the Midwest.