Joseph Stanton’s books of poems include A Field Guide to the Wildlife of Suburban O'ahu (2006), Imaginary Museum: Poems on Art (1999), Cardinal Points: Poems on St. Louis Cardinals Baseball (2002), and What the Kite Thinks (1994). His poems have appeared in such journals as Poetry, Poetry East, Harvard Review, Aethlon, Ekphrasis, and New York Quarterly. Online his poems can be found at such sites as American Life in Poetry, The Cortland Review, The Endicott Studio, Vice-Versa, and Poetry Bay. He has received the Cades Award for Literature for his contributions to the literature of Hawai'i and the Ka Palapala Po'okela Award for excellence in literature. His scholarly work has appeared in such places as Art Criticism, Journal of American Culture, American Art, Children’s Literature, The Lion and the Unicorn, and Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal. His most recent nonfiction books are The Important Books: Children’s Picture Books as Art and Literature (2005) and Stan Musial: A Biography (2007). His works as an editor include A Hawai'i Anthology (1997), The Quietest Singing (2000), and British & European Literatures (1983). With the exception of various stays in the New York City area, he has lived in Hawai'i since 1972. His Ph.D. is from New York University. He teaches art history and American studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.