Rolly Kent

Rolly Kent grew up in New Jersey and Vermont, but after completing an MFA from the University of Arizona, he has lived most of his life in Tucson and Los Angeles. For many years he was an artist in residence for the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Nevada State Arts Council and the Western States Arts Foundation. He founded the Tucson Writers Project and the Tucson Writers Conference and through the Tucson Public Library oversaw several NEH projects. His poems have appeared in numerous magazines, including: American Poetry Review, The Atlantic, Ironwood, The Nation, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, Prairie Schooner, Seneca Review, Threepenny Review. His books include: The Wreck in Post Office Canyon (Maguey Press); Spirit, Hurry (Confluence Press); Queen of Dreams (Simon and Schuster) and a new book of poems, Phone Ringing in a Dark House (Carnegie Mellon University Press).