“Roy Bentley’s exceptional collection of poetry peels back the soul of Middle America to reveal its idiosyncrasies and enigmas. No tricks, no formulas; just plenty of surprises—poignant, human, picare
Finalist, 2018 Miller Williams Poetry PrizeWalking with Eve in the Loved City is an ambitious collection. Using a variety of male figures—Jeff Goldblum, Ringo Starr, the poet’s uncle Billy
Humor, memory, violence, and elegy twine and separate in these peopled, story-filled, beautifully realized poems filled with characters pressing on through all the loss, disappointment, and ordinary c
American Loneliness is peopled with the famous and the not-so-famous. It is a book tenanted by the Wright Brothers and Nettie Potter Bentley, Joseph Kennedy and James Brown and Jay Gatsby. America, as
