Clint Margrave is the author of several books of fiction and poetry, including the novel Lying Bastard (Run-Amok Books), and three poetry collections Salute the Wreckage, The Early Death of Men, and most recently, Visitor, all from NYQ Books.His work has appeared in The Threepenny Review, Rattle, The Moth, Ambit, and Los Angeles Review of Books, among others. He teaches English and Creative Writing at California State University, Long Beach.