Clifton Ross' poems were first published in “Translations from Silence” (2009, Freedom Voices Publications, www.freedomvoices.org). That book, with an introduction by Jack Hirschman, won a Josephine Miles Award from PEN Oakland in 2010. Clifton’s short book of prose poems, “Fables for an Open Field” was published in 1994 and his work appeared in “When Good Dogs have Bad Dreams: Four American Poets” (1996, Stride Publications, UK). Through the 1980s and 1990s Clifton translated and published several books of Latin American poetry, including Ernesto Cardenal’s epic poem, “Quetzalcóatl” (1990, New Earth Press, Stride Publications). His articles from Latin America have appeared at www.counterpunch.org, www.upsidedownworld.org and elsewhere. In 2005 Clifton represented the US in the World Poetry Festival of Venezuela. His first feature-length movie, “Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out” was released in 2008 by PM Press (www.pmpress.org). He teaches English at Berkeley City College, Berkeley, California.