Charles Alexander's books of poetry include Hopeful Buildings (Chax Press), Arc of Light / Dark Matter (Segue Books), Near or Random Acts (Singing Horse Press) and Certain Slants (Junction Press). He edited Talking the Boundless Book: Language and the Book Arts (MCBA). He teaches periodically at the University of Arizona Poetry Center and at Naropa University's Summer Writing Program. He directs Chax Press in Tucson, Arizona.