William O'Daly has translated eight books of the late-career and posthumous poetry of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, and most recently Neruda's first volume, Book of Twilight - all published by Copper Canyon Press. His books of poems include The Whale in the Web, published by Copper Canyon Press, as well as The Road to Isla Negra and Water Ways (a collaboration with JS Graustein), both published by Folded Word. A National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, William was a finalist for the 2006 Quill Award in Poetry and was profiled by Mike Leonard for The Today Show. He has received national and regional honors for literary editing and instructional design, and was a national board member of Poets Against War. Most recently he was awarded by the State of California for his work on the California Water Plan.