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Jen Currin was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and did her schooling at Bard College and Arizona State University. She has published two collections of poetry, The Sleep of Four Cities (Anvil Press) and Hagiography (Coach House, 2008). She currently lives in Vancouver, where she teaches creative and academic writing. The Inquisition Yours (Coach House, 2010) is her newest book.