Barry BallardBarry Ballard was born in Holt, Michigan. After returning from Vietnam, he studied theology and philosophy, receiving an M.A. from Texas Christian University in 1983. Barry Ballard's sonnets have appeared in Smartish Pace, Rosebud, Hollins Critic, an National Forum. Recipient of the "Explorations award for Literature" from the University of Alaska and the "Boswell Poetry Price" from Texas Christian University, Ballard also published five additional chapbook collections, four of which are award winners: Green Tombs To Jupiter (Snail's Pace Press Prize for 2000), A Time To Reinvent(Creative Ash Press Prize for 2001), First Probe To Antarctica (Bright Hill Press Prize for 2002), and Plowing To The End of the Road (Finishing Line Press Award for 2003). He lives and writes from Fort Worth, Texas. Read More Read Less