Erin Belieu is the author of three collections of poetry. Her first book, 'Infanta' was a winner of the National Poetry Series, selected by Hayden Carruth. 'Infanta' was also chosen as a best book of the year by The Washington Post and Library Journal. Her second collection, 'One Above & One Below,' was the winner of the Midland Authors Prize in poetry and the Ohioana prize, and her most recent collection, 'Black Box,' was a finalist in 2007 for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Erin Belieu is the co-founder and co-director of VIDA, a literary organization that seeks to explore critical and cultural perceptions of writing by women.