Hank Lazer, PhD (Author), Tuscaloosa, Alabama (United States of America) - Hank Lazer has published thirty-five books of poetry, including his most recent, As We Vanish from Public View (7 Points Press) and field recordings of mind in morning (with 15 music-poetry tracks with Holland Hopson on banjo - available on YouTube). Along with Abundant Life: New & Selected Poems, Lazer has published a companion volume of essays, poetics, and interviews: What Were You Thinking: Essays 2006- 2024 (Lavender Ink). In April 2015, Lazer was selected for the state of Alabama’s highest literary award, the Harp