Darrell Burton passed away in December 2002 at the age of forty-one. He received his B.A. from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and his M.F.A. from Indiana University. His work appeared in The Ryder, Crab Orchard Review, Equinox, and elsewhere. He had been a college scholarship basketball player, electronic technician in the Navy, chef, and professional fashion model. He had recently completed a collection of poems called Weather Within.