Daniel Brock Johnson

Daniel Brock Johnson is the author of two full-length collections: How to Catch a Falling Knife (Alice James Books, 2010) and Shadow Act (McSweeney's, 2023). His poetry has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry 2007, The Iowa Review, The Boston Review, American Letters & Commentary, and I Have My Own Song for It: Modern Poems of Ohio. His work has been honored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Chicago Poetry Center, and elsewhere, and he currently serves as the executive director of Mass Poetry. He lives in Greater Boston with his wife and three children.