From Wikipedia
"Christopher Merrill (born February 24, 1957) is an American poet, essayist, journalist and translator. Currently, he serves as director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. He led the initiative that resulted in the selection of Iowa City as a UNESCO City of Literature, a part of the Creative Cities Network. In 2011, he was appointed to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO."

Christopher Merrill is the author of four collections of poems and four books of nonfiction, including Things of the Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain. He was a long-time book critic for Public Radio International's "The World." He currently directs the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, and travels widely.

Nowhere is the refugee problem more apparent than in the former Yugoslavia. On his five journeys to the area between August 1992 and September 1994, Christopher Merrill has witnessed firsthand the plight of the refugees [from the Balkan Wars] - men and women whose stories illustrate their urgent needs - and the international community's inability to meet those needs.

From milkweed.com
"A moving, personal account of the tragic repercussions of the conflict in Bosnia.