"David Memmott has been publishing poetry in magazines and anthologies for twenty [plus] years. House on Fire is his first published book of poetry.

"He lives with his wife, Sue, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon. They have one daughter, Liesle, who will always remind him of The Sound of Music. His roots have grown deep in the dark loam of the block-faulted, ancient lake bed called the Grande Ronde Valley, Cop Copi , the Inter-tribal Sacred Space of the Valley of Peace and Plenty, Land of the Cottonwoods.

"Since graduating from Eastern Oregon State College in 1977, where he studied with George Venn, he has worked part-time as an Office Specialist for the Children's Services Division while pursuing diversity in the creative process through writing, art, music, editing and publishing.

"He has helped organize various arts events, worked on environmental and land use issues and served as editor of Oregon East and Ice River as well as poetry editor for the anthology Alpha Gallery .

"He was presented the 1990 Rhysling Award for the best long poem of the year in science fiction, science or fantasy by the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.