Alex Phillips is an assistant professor and director of assessment and curriculum development at Commonwealth College, the honors college at the University of Massachusetts.[1] His poetry and translations have appeared in journals such as Poetry, Open City, and jubilat, and in Ted Kooser's newspaper column "American Life in Poetry".[2] His book-length poem, Crash Dome, is published by Factory Hollow Press.[3][4][5] Crash Dome was voted one of the top 20 poetry books of 2010 by readers of The Believer.[6]