Mike Roach is a Symbolist-blues poet (and lyricist/bass player for alternative rock band blood like wine.) from Memphis, Tennessee.
His poems are intended to "paint a portrait of a Gothic south, a picture of an area of the country with a history rich with tragedy". His work has been described as "an amphetamine for one's own thoughts", and is heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, Quentin Tarantino, and Arthur Rimbaud.
