Ryan Kent

Ryan Kent is the author of the collections, Poems For Dead People, This Is Why I Am Insane, Hit Me When I'm Pretty, and Everything Is On Fire: Selected Poems 2014-2021. He has also co-authored the poetry collections, Tomorrow Ruined Today, and Some Of Us Love You (both with Brett Lloyd). His spoken word record, Dying Comes With Age, will be released by Rare Bird Books in 2022. Ryan is a staff writer for RVA Magazine and maintains a pack a day habit. (photo by D. Randall Blythe)

stories by Ryan Kent

Both Kinds Of Crazy

Both Kinds Of Crazy

A lot of smart people are nuts. This can go either way. On one hand you’ve got Vladimir Putin, and on the other hand you’ve got Kanye West. Push too far in one direction and you can witness some real rotten stuff. But those are the ones you hear the most about these...

They’re Going To Feed Us All To The Monkey

They’re Going To Feed Us All To The Monkey

RVA Mag's Ryan Kent is trying to say yes to things, if for no other reason than to escape the demons in his head. But when he agreed to ride Kings Dominion's Tumbili, he didn't realize what he was getting himself into. Most of this isn’t about a roller coaster. You...

Something To Paint With: A Conversation With BlackLiq

Something To Paint With: A Conversation With BlackLiq

My stepfather had been good at taking photos. As a kid, I often saw zippered leather bags with the names Nikon and Canon on his dresser. Sometimes, there were rolls of film in the refrigerator. Sometimes, a loose camera on the kitchen counter. I knew not to touch...