Christian Wiman is a poet, translator and editor. He was the editor of Poetry magazine from 2003 to 2013. Wiman's first book, the poetry collection "The Long Home," was published in 1998. He has published six collections of poetry. Wiman has taught at Stanford University, Northwestern University, Lynchburg College, and Yale Divinity School. Wiman received his B.A. in English Literature from Washington and Lee University and an honorary doctorate from North Central College.