Shane McCrae

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Shane McCrae is the author of several books of poetry, including In the Language of My Captor a finalist for the National Book Award, The Animal Too Big to Kill, Mule, Forgiveness Forgiveness and Blood. His work has been featured in The Best American Poetry 2010 edited by Amy Gerstler, The American Poetry Review and Poetry Daily. His honors include winner of the 2014 Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor's Choice Award, finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, a PEN Center USA Literary Award, a Whiting Writer's Award, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio.