Anselm Berrigan was born in Chicago and grew up in New York City. He has published many books of poetry, including Free Cell (2009), a volume in the City Lights Spotlight Poetry Series. His most recent book is Pregrets (Black Square Editions, 2021). He is the poetry editor for The Brooklyn Rail, and editor of What Is Poetry? (Just Kidding, I Know You Know): Interviews from The Poetry Project Newsletter 1983-2009. From 2003-2007 he was the Artistic Director of The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church.