Edward A. Dougherty is author of 11 collections of poetry, the most recent being 10048 (Finishing Line), about the World Trade Center and 9/11. His latest book is Journey Work: Crafting a Life of Poetry & Spirit (Apprentice House), which is part memoir of ripening as a poet, of lifelong spiritual seeking, and of peacemaking in Hiroshima, Japan. Granted the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities, Dougherty lives in upstate NY, in a small city defined by hills, the convergence of three rivers, and a glass company you may have heard of.