Sam Hamill (1943–2018) is the author of more than forty books, including translated volumes from ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian, as well as numerous volumes of original poetry. He was been the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Mellon Fund. He was awarded the Decoración de la Universidad de Carabobo in Venezuela, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry from Washington Poets Association, and the PEN American Freedom to Write Award. He cofounded and served as Editor at Copper Canyon Press for thirty-two years and was the Director of Poets Against War.