James Alan Riley

About James Alan Riley

James Alan Riley is an American poet whose work has appeared in numerous literary journals and magazines. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, two Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships from the Kentucky Arts Council, and an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Ohio Arts Council. Riley received his Ph.D. from Ohio and a Masters from the University of Arkansas. He is a Professor of English and the English Program Coordinator at the University of Pikeville where he has taught since 1987.

27 01, 2019

A Selection from Broken Frequencies: a book of poems, James Alan Riley

By James Alan Riley|2019-01-27T15:41:25-04:00January 27th, 2019|Southern Voices|0 Comments

Theories of Elegance James Alan Riley I I remember the sky in Kentucky at night cut from the horizon and hung before the stars like comfort and desire, our singular need for assurance. We are told there are, in