Scott Tallent (1970 - 2023) was a psychiatrist by profession and spent 20 years dedicated to mental health and the well-being of his patients. Originally from Anderson, South Carolina, he eventually settled in Louisville, Kentucky where, after years immersed in science courses and study, he developed a love for poetry--naming Gregory Orr as his favorite poet and William Stafford as the poet he most respected. Scott was particularly intrigued by poetry therapy and claimed, “I write poetry because it’s a way to say the ineffable.”