Joe Bolton (December 3, 1961 – March 1990) was an American poet. He was born in Cadiz, Kentucky. He completed a master's degree at the University of Florida in 1988. In 1990, after completing his Master of Fine Arts, he died by suicide. He published three books of poetry. Bibliography Breckinridge County Suite (The Cummington Press, 1987). Days of Summer Gone (Galileo Press, 1990). The Last Nostalgia Poems, 1982–1990, edited by Donald Justice (University of Arkansas Press, 1999) . References External links The Poetry of Joe Bolton Remembering Joe Bolton by Tonya Parsons Oysterboy Review: Joe Bolton 1961 births 1990 suicides University of Florida alumni Poets from Kentucky 20th-century American poets American male poets 20th-century American male writers 1990 deaths