John Reinhart


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John Reinhart is an American writer of speculative poetry and fiddle and guitar musician in the Texas style of fiddling. His poems have appeared in print and online publications internationally, including The Pedestal Magazine, Star*Line, Grievous Angel, Crannog Magazine, Focus, and the Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.
Reinhart describes himself as an arsonist, which stems from his "hope to set fire to the imaginations and aspirations of students," though he says"he has encouraged his children to play with matches from an early age."

Writing career

Reinhart "burst on the speculative poetry scene", with his work appearing in a variety of speculative venues in 2014, winning the 2016 Dark Poetry Scholarship from the Horror Writers Association.
He served as a Frequent Contributor at the Songs of Eretz Poetry Review from January 2016 to December 2017. In addition to his writing, Reinhart edited issue 25 of Eye to the Telescope.
Reinhart's poem every, published by was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2017.