<DIV><p><I>Cross Words</I> refers to cultural hybrids, trans-cultural alliances, and associations. This fascinating compendium documents?in essays, conversations, and socratic raps?the vital work poets perform when they write across borders.</P><p><B>Anne Waldman</B> is the author of more than forty collections of poetry, the editor of numerous anthologies, and, for <I>The Iovis Trilogy</I>, the winner of the Shelley Memorial Award and the USA PEN Center Award for Poetry. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.</P><p><B>Laura Wright</B> is a poet, translator, and librarian. With Anne Waldman, she co-edited <I>Beats at Naropa</I> (Coffee House Press, 2009).<BR></DIV>