- As editor of Poetry magazine, Wiman is a leading figure and spokesperson in modern American letters - Wiman was recently diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, and several pieces touch upon mortality - New York Times Book Review (January 7, 2007) highlighted a recent essay by Wiman in Poetry and praised the "blazing high style" of the prose. - Pieces have appeared, or are forthcoming, in leading magazines and journals, including: Harper’s; Harvard Divinity Bulletin; Hudson Review; New Criterion; Poetry -Early publicity interest is strong