Night Fires

by Edward Nudelman

Edward Nudelman's first book of poems, a chapbook, published by Pudding House Press in 2010.

36 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Edward Nudelman’s full-length poetry collections include: Nonlinear Equations for Growing Better Olives, Kelsay Books, 2023 Thin Places (Salmon Poetry, forthcoming, 2025); Out of Time, Running (Harbor Mountain, 2014); What Looks Like an Elephant (Lummox, 2011); and Night Fires (Pudding House, 2009). Poems have appeared in Rattle, Cortland Review, Valparaiso Review, Chiron Review, Evergreen Review, Floating Bridge, Plainsongs, Penwood Review, Poets and Artists, and many more. Awards include: finalist in 2019 Atlanta Review International Poetry Contest (two poems), honorable mention in 2019 Passager Poetry Contest, second place for the Indie Lit Awards Book of the Year (What Looks Like an Elephant), semifinalist for the Journal Award, OSU Press (Night Fires), and a Pushcart nomination.

A native Seattleite, Nudelman is a recently retired cancer research scientist, and owns/operates a rare bookshop (est. 1980) where he lives in Seattle, with his wife, dog, and five ducks.