Joan Larkin is the author of five poetry collections, including Blue Hanuman and My Body: New and Selected Poems. She co-founded Out & Out Books during the '70s feminist literary explosion, co-edited four anthologies, including Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time, and translated Sor Juana’s Love Poems with Jaime Manrique. Joan has been a lifelong teacher. Her honors include the Shelley Memorial Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Academy of American Poets Fellowship.