John Foy's first book of poetry was Techne’s Clearinghouse (Zoo Press, 2004). His work has appeared in Poetry, The New Yorker, The New Criterion, Parnassus, The Nebraska Review, Cimarron Review, and many other journals. He has also had poems selected for the Poetry Daily website. His work is featured in The Swallow Anthology of New American Poets (Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 2009). Formerly of Bear Stearns, he now works as a senior financial editor at Itaú Securities. He holds an MFA from Columbia and has spent much time in France and Brazil. He lives in New York with his wife, son, and daughter.