Jack Foley has published thirteen books of poetry, five books of criticism, and a chronoencyclopedia, Visions & Affiliations: California Poetry 1940−2005. In 2010, Foley was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Berkeley Poetry Festival. His radio show, Cover to Cover, airs every Wednesday on KPFA-FM in California. With his late wife Adelle, he performed his work frequently in the San Francisco Bay Area.