ROB ARNOLD is a CHamoru poet, essayist, arts leader, and author of To the Unnamed, forthcoming from Graywolf Press. His work has appeared in The Rumpus, Ploughshares, Hyphen, Gettysburg Review, Poetry Northwest, RED INK, Yes Poetry, The Ocean State Review, Peripheries, The Volta, Solstice, and Poem-a-Day, among others, and has been anthologized in Disorder as Order: An Anthology of Zuihitsu, New CHamoru Literature, and Na'huyong: An Anthology of CHamoru Literature. His poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and have received support from the Somerville Arts Council, the Jack Straw Cultural Center, and Artist Trust.
A graduate of NYFA’s 2023 Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color, Rob has dedicated his career to building access and advancing equity in literary spaces, a passion he carries into his current role as Executive Director of Poets House in New York City. Previously, he cofounded Memorious and worked with Ploughshares, Fence Books, Beacon Press, PEN New England, The National Poetry Series, Grid Books, Aevitas Creative Management, and Hugo House, where he was Interim Executive Director.
He lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he is writing new poems and essays that explore systems of masculinity and disconnection.