Eric v.d. Luft (B.A. magna cum laude in philosophy and religion, Bowdoin College, 1974; Ph.D. in philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1985; M.L.S., Syracuse University, 1993) was Curator of Historical Collections at SUNY Upstate Medical University from 1987 to 2006. He has taught at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Upstate, and the College of Saint Rose. He owns Gegensatz Press, is listed in Who's Who in America, and is the author, editor, or translator of over 685 publications in philosophy, religion, librarianship, history, history of medicine, politics, humor, popular culture, and nineteenth-century studies, including 49 books and 48 peer-reviewed works. His poems have appeared in Blood and Thunder, The Decadent Review, The Dillydoun Review, DoveTales, The Healing Muse, The Taj Majal Review, The Wild Goose Poetry Review, several other literary journals, and two chapbooks: Don't Complain That There's No Sauerkraut! and Maybe It's Too Early.