▁ ▁Writing ▁fellow ships ▁Bent ley ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁fellow ships ▁for ▁his ▁work , ▁including ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁fellow ships ▁from ▁the ▁Florida ▁Division ▁of ▁Cultural ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Arts ▁Council ▁( six ▁times ▁hon ored ) ▁for ▁his ▁poetry , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁rem in isc ence ▁of ▁growing ▁up ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁App al ach ia ▁with ▁its ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁bro ader ▁U . S . A . ▁ ▁Review ▁Regarding ▁Po et ▁Roy ▁Bent ley ' s ▁work , ▁rev iewer ▁Jason ▁Barry ▁focus es ▁on ▁Bent ley ' s ▁" gr itt y " ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁effects ▁on ▁people ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁economy , ▁the ▁work place , ▁alco hol ism , ▁child ▁ab use , ▁and ▁the ▁ag ing ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁loved ▁ones ▁- ▁this ▁in ▁the ▁settings ▁of ▁Ohio ' s ▁App al ach ia , ▁was ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Mid west ▁and ▁Florida , ▁and ▁also ▁quotes ▁and ▁aff ir ms ▁poetry ▁critic ▁William ▁He yen ▁words : ▁" I ▁know ▁of ▁no ▁other ▁poet ▁this ▁per cuss ive , ▁this ▁rel ent less , ▁this ▁un swer ving - po em ▁after ▁poem , ▁his ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁even ▁deb il it ating ▁truth ▁will ▁not ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁fl inch . ▁His ▁authority ▁is ▁such ▁that ▁as ▁we ▁read ▁him ▁we ▁feel