Scott Hightower

Scott Hightower's third collection, Part of the Bargain, received the 2004 Hayden Carruth Award. His translations from Spanish poetry have garnered a Willis Barnstone Translation Prize. Besides NYU, he has taught at Drew University, F.I.T., Fordham, and Poets House. His book reviews can be found in Fogged Clarity and The Brooklyn Rail. A native of central Texas, Hightower lives in New York City and sojourns in Spain. www.scotthightower.com