Richard Foerster is author of four poetry collections including Trillium (BOA, 1998) and Double Going (BOA, 2002) which was named a 2002 notable book by the National Book Critics Circle. He has received numerous awards, including the Discovery/The Nation Award, Poetry magazine's Bess Hokin Prize; and residency fellowships from Yaddo, National Endowment for the Arts, and, Maine Arts