Alan May works as a librarian for Knox County Public Library. In his spare time, he reads and writes poetry. He has taught at the University of Montevallo, the University of Alabama, and the University of Tennessee. His poems have appeared in The New Orleans Review, The Hollins Critic, The New York Quarterly, The Idaho Review, The Hong Kong Review, and others. His latest book is Ad Infinitum! New and Selected Poems 1995-2025.