James Mauch's work over a long career has been collected in this brilliant book. Anyone who teaches or who lives the life of the mind will be moved by the kindness at the center of What I Didn't Say. Here, Mauch gives us a view into compassionate intellectualism, a view that smart people can and should use their intelligence to find their way into emotion. It's beautiful and touching. It is the work of a true poet.
John Brantingham, Poet Laureate of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Born and raised in Maywood, California, James Mauch earned his BA in English in Mexico City, Mexico and his MA in English at UC Berkeley. He taught English at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California for thirty years. During a sabbatical in 1973-1974 James lived in Fayence, France translating modern French poetry into English. Co-translator: Modern Hindi Poetry, 1963 edition. His poems have appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal, Western Humanities Review, Poetry Northwest, The Malahat Review, and others. He resides in Claremont, California.