BACKYARDS OF THE UNIVERSE (Hanging Loose Press, 2017) is Jack Anderson's tenth poetry collection. His previous books include THE CLOUDS OF THAT COUNTRY, FIELD TRIPS ON THE RAPID TRANSIT, and TRAFFIC: NEW AND SELECTED PROSE POEMS. A noted dance critic and historian, he has also written seven books about that art, including The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Art Without Boundaries: The World of Modern Dance. He and George Dorris co-founded Dance Chronicle and co-edited it for 21 years.