John Perrault is the author of The Ballad of Louis Wagner (Peter Randall Publisher, 2009), Here Comes the Old Man Now (Oyster River Press, 2005), and Jefferson’s Dream (Hobblebush Books, 2009.) His poetry has appeared in Christian Science Monitor, Commonweal, Blue Unicorn, Off the Coast, and elsewhere. He was Poet Laureate of Portsmouth, NH, 2003–2005. www.johnperrault.com.