A native of Moscow, Andrey Gritsman emigrated to the United States in 1981. He is a physician who is also a poet and essayist. He has published eight volumes of poetry in Russian. A 2009 Pushcart Prize Honorable Mention, he has also been Short Listed for the PEN American Center Biennial Osterweil Poetry Award and Best of the Net. Andrey’s poems have appeared in over 90 literary Journals including notably  Nimrod International Journal, Cimarron Review, New Orleans Review Notre Dame Review, And Denver Quarterly. His work has also been widely anthologized including in Modern Poetry in Translation (UK).