St. Francis and the Flies is the eleventh poetry collection of noted poet and translator, Brian Swann. These stunning poems engage with the natural world unlike any other poet of our time. Rich with history, Swann's poems are both complex and delicate.

Brian Swann has published many books: poetry in translation, children's books, fiction, poetry, as well as editing volumes on Native American literature, the latest of which is Sky Loom: Native American Myth, Story, Song (University of Nebraska Press, 2014). He teaches at The Cooper Union in New York City.