Musician and poet in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally from Evansville, Indiana, where he played in the band Freaks Of Nature. After earning his BS in Philosophy from Ball State University in 1992, Hart recorded and toured as lead vocalist for punk band Squirtgun.
He the earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Hart currently lives in Cincinnati, where he is Associate Professor in Creative Writing and the Chair of Liberal Arts at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He is also a guitarist and vocalist in the indie rock band Nevernew and edits the zine Forklift, Ohio.