, ▁grand m oth ers , ▁and ▁daughters ▁feature ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁po ems ▁such ▁as ▁" M ir ror , ▁Br ush ▁and ▁Com b " ▁and ▁" F ar " ▁from ▁the ▁poetry ▁collection ▁edited ▁by ▁Neil ▁Car path ios ▁entitled ▁" Every ▁River ▁on ▁Earth , ▁Writing ▁from ▁App al ach ia ▁Ohio " ▁in ▁these ▁po ems ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁pre face ▁of ▁that ▁book ▁and ▁Bent ley ' s ▁po ems ▁themselves . ▁() ▁In ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁strong ▁ve in ▁of ▁App al ach ia ▁her itage ▁in ▁his ▁poetry , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁major ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁poetry ▁is ▁aut obi ographical . ▁ ▁His ▁po ems ▁also ▁often ▁feature ▁elements ▁of ▁jazz , ▁rock ▁and ▁roll , ▁and ▁country ▁music ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁jazz ▁music ian ▁John ▁Col tr ane ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁poem ▁" List ening ▁to ▁Col tr ane ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁of ▁July ", ▁folk ▁music ian ▁Bob ▁D yl an ▁such ▁as ▁Blood ▁on ▁the ▁Tra cks ▁in ▁Bent ley ' s ▁poem ▁entitled ▁" And ▁Blood ▁on ▁the ▁Tra cks ▁in ▁the ▁t ape ▁player ", ▁and ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁artist ▁Bruce ▁Spring ste en ' s ▁T unnel ▁of ▁Love ▁in ▁a ▁poem ▁entitled ▁" T unnel ▁of ▁Love " ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁" L ove ▁Po ems ▁and ▁Other ▁Mess ages ▁for ▁Bruce ▁Spring ste en " ▁edited ▁by ▁Jenn ifer ▁Bos vel d ▁( ).