George Guida is the author of eight books, including The Pope Stories and Other Tales of Troubled Times, four collections of poems--the forthcoming Pugilistic and The Sleeping Gulf, along with New York and Other Lovers and Low Italian--and the novel Letters from Suburbia. His work has appeared in many journals and anthologies. He teaches English and creative writing at New York City College of Technology, and serves as Poetry Editor of 2 Bridges Review.