Nancy Naomi Carlson has authored six titles (translated and non-translated), including The Nomads, My Brothers, Go Out to Drink from the Big Dipper, translations of poems by Abdourahman Waberi, a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award. A recipient of an NEA literature translation fellowship, as well as grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, her translations have appeared in such journals as AGNI, APR, Crazyhorse, FIELD, Kenyon Review Online, and Prairie Schooner. www.nancynaomicarlson.com.