William Cirocco, who lives in San Francisco with his wife and son, is a poet and the publisher of Hawkhaven Press. His collections of poetry include The Affirmation of Shadows (Quelquefois Press, Berkeley) and Three Psalms for Robert Lax (Kater Murr's Press, London). His translation of Giuseppe Ungaretti's L'Allegria was published by Lyric & Press (San Francisco) in 2003