Dumbbell Nebula (Heyday Books), The Gods of Rapture (City Works Press), and The First Noble Truth (University of Tampa Press). He is the editor of the anthology The Maverick Poets and the author of one of America's most popular books on writing poetry, In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop. He is the recipient of a National Endowment Fellowship in Poetry, two Pushcart Prizes, and several other awards. Kowit teaches at Southwestern College and lives in the back country hills near the Mexican border with his wife and several companion animals. His poetry has been widely anthologized.