Some Divine Commotion

David Denny is the author of the Shanti Arts short story collection, The Gill Man in Purgatory, as well as three previous poetry collections: Man Overboard, Fool in the Attic, and Plebeian on the Front Porch. His poems and short stories have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including The Sun, Narrative, Catamaran, Rattle, and Parabola. He holds an M.F.A. degree from the University of Oregon and an M.A.T. from Fuller Theological Seminary. Recent awards and honors include The Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Contest, The Steve Kowit Poetry Prize, The Center for Book Arts Broadside Award, an Artist Laureate Award from the Silicon Valley Arts Council, numerous Pushcart nominations, and inaugural Poet Laureate of Cupertino, California. Denny is Professor of English at De Anza College and former editor of Bottomfish magazine.