Rick Alley is an American poet. He is the author of the book, ''Talking Book of July'' (Eastern Washington Press, 1997) He is also the author of August Machine, a chapbook of lyrical poems.
[Alley, Rick]
Talking Book of July
July 1997, University of Washington, He grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia and studied at both the
Old Dominion University and at the
MFA Program for Poets & Writers
MFA may refer to:
Organizations
* Marine and Fisheries Agency, a former UK government executive agency
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (including a list of ministries with the name)
* Movement of the Forces of the Future (french: Mouvement des Forc ...
at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...
in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has held editorial positions with
Associated Writing Programs
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and
Marquee. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where he teaches creative writing. His poetry has also appeared in the book "The Next Generation, American Poets Under 40" (Carnegie Mellon Press).
References
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Poets from Virginia
Living people
University of Massachusetts Amherst MFA Program for Poets & Writers alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Old Dominion University alumni