Martin Corless-Smith was born and raised in Worcestershire, England. He is a poet, painter and essayist. His books of poetry include Of Piscator, COMPLETE TRAVELS (West House Books, 2000), NOTA (Fence Books, 2003), SWALLOWS (Fence Books, 2006), ENGLISH FRAGMENTS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOUL (Fence Books, 2010), BITTER GREEN (Fence Books, 2015), and THE FOOL AND THE BEE (Shearsman Books, 2019). His first book of fiction, THIS FATAL LOOKING GLASS, was published by SplitLevel Texts in April, 2015. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Boise State University. His latest book is ODIOUS HORIZONS: SOME VERSIONS OF HORACE (Miami University Press, 2019).