His first collection of poems, "Either/Ur", was a finalist for The Paris Review Prize (2000) and a semi-finalist for the Academy of American Poets/Walt Whitman Award (2001).
His first collection of poems, "Either/Ur", was called a "remarkable poetry collection" in the "The Antioch Review". It was a finalist for the "Paris Review" Prize (2000) and a semi-finalist for the Academy of American Poets/Walt Whitman Award (2001).