Rod Roland was born in Natchez, Mississippi. His books include The Playgroup (Gas Meter), Thrasher2 (Gas Meter), Best Loved (Old Gold), No Right Words (Ugly Duckling Presse/Bird & Beckett) and Record of Records (fmsbw). His work has appeared in the following journals, catalogues, and ephemera: Amerarcana: A Bird and Beckett Review, VOLT, The Recluse: The Poetry Project, The Emerald Tablet, Shuffle Boil, Left To Impress, Zocalo Public Square, Brise Marine, Bronze Chimes, Censer, Big Bell, As Of Late, High Noon, Studio One Reading Series Anthology, Ukiah Haiku Review, No Where and No one: The Art of Ed Loftus.