Philip Brady is the author of a memoir, a collection of essays, and four books of poemsWEAL (Ashland Poetry Press, 2000), TO PROVE MY BLOOD: A TALE OF EMIGRATIONS & THE AFTERLIFE (Ashland Poetry Press, 2003), FATHOM (Word Press, 2007), and TO BANQUET WITH THE ETHIOPIANS: A MEMOIR OF LIFE BEFORE THE ALPHABET (Broadstone Books, 2015). His work has been awarded the Snyder Prize from Ashland Poetry Press, a Gold Medal from ForeWord, an Ohioana Poetry Award, fiveIndividual Artist Fellowships and a Governor's Award from the Ohio Arts Council, and a Thayer Fellowship. He is executive director of Etruscan Press and professor of English at Youngstown State University. He also teaches in the low- residency program at Wilkes University. He plays in the New-Celtic band, Brady's Leap.