Cover Image:  Sunday Morning in Soho, London (Photo by Jason Roush, 2003)	“Jason Roush has a brilliant command of the line and an almost pointillist way of combining exact, exquisite phrases into sweeping vistas. At once tender and humane, the poems in Crosstown display a rare intelligence and character. The collection is not only well-written, but well-told—the voice is sly and warm, and the whole book is good company.” —John Skoyles, author of The Situation
Jason Roush teaches writing, literature, and cultural studies at Emerson College and New England Institute of Art. His poems have appeared in Assaracus, Brooklyn Review, Cimarron Review, Fifth Wednesday, and elsewhere.  He is the author of three other books of poetry, After Hours (2005), Breezeway (2007), and Dispossession (2012). He can be reached via e-mail at: ProfRoush@aol.com       (Web text and images protected under copyright, 2013)	(Author Photo by Paul Rivenberg, 2009)