Arnold Adoff, poet and anthologist, has published more than 30 books
in 30 years for young people and their older allies. His books have
received numerous awards: most recently, an American Library
Association Notable citation for "Street Music" and an American
Library Association Best Book for Young Adults citation for "Slow
Dance Heartbreak Blues."  His latest book,"Love Letters," has
received a Blue Ribbon Award from the "Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books" and is a "Riverbank Review" Children's Book of
Distinction. Forthcoming collections of his poems are titled "Touch
the Poem," illustrated by Lisa Desimini, "The Basket Counts," and
"Jazzicals...".  In 1988, Arnold Adoff was awarded, for the body of
his work, the National Council of Teachers of English Award for
Excellence in Poetry for Children. He travels around the country
visiting young readers and writers in their schools, reading his poems
and teaching poetry and creative writing. Commenting on his poetry, he
has said, "I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words.  I
will always try to shape words into my singing poems." Arnold Adoff
and his wife, Virginia Hamilton, live in Yellow Springs, Ohio.