Simon Perchik is the author of several books of poetry, including Mr. Lucky (Shearsman Books, 1984), Who Can Touch These Knots, New & Selected Poems (Scarecrow Press, 1985), The Emptiness Between My Hands and These Hands Filled with Numbness (Dust Dog Press, 1991, 1996). His work has appeared in The Partisan Review, Poetry, American Poetry Review, and The New Yorker, among others.