Edwin Torres is a NYC native and author of 15 poetry collections including; Quanundrum: i will be your many angled thing (Roof Books, awarded an American Book Award), Xoeteox: the infinite word object (Wave Books), Ameriscopia (U of Arizona), and editor of The Body In Language: An Anthology (Counterpath Press). Fellowships include; NYSCA, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and Arts MidHudson. His performances and collaborations with cultural nomads over the years have contributed to the development of his bodylingo poetics. Anthologies include; The Difference Is Spreading: 50 Contemporary Poets on Fifty Poems, Poets In The 21st Century: Poetics of Social Engagement, and Aloud: Voices from The Nuyorican Poets Cafe.