Woody is a published poet whose credits include Yankee, Maine Times, English Journal, New England Review, and Beloit Poetry Journal. His book, The Lawns of Lobstermen, is available from www.artjourneyer.com. Woody is a former Ruth Lilluy poet, a two-time Avery Hopwood Award winner, a Maine Times fiction prize winner, and a winner of the Bread Loaf Poetry Prize. Woody joined the Maine Writing Project in 2008. Since that time, he has presented at MWP conferences and frequently served a poet-in-residence at MWP institutes, assisting numerous fellows and teacher-consultants in developing their writing.