Douglas Kearney

Douglas Kearney is an American poet, performer, and librettist. Kearney grew up in Altadena, California. His work has appeared in journals and magazines including Beloit Poetry Journal, Poetry, Callaloo, The Iowa Review, Boston Review, Hyperallergic, and Brooklyn Rail. In 2012, his and Anne LeBaron's opera Crescent City premiered and received widespread praise. He is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota.