r.A. bentinck

r. A. bentinck is a Caribbean poet whose work moves through the unspoken territories of love, identity, memory, and longing. With decades of experience as an educator, visual artist, and storyteller, he crafts poems with emotional precision and vivid, lived-in imagery.

His collections traverse relationships, desire, betrayal, healing, and growth, capturing both the quiet moments and the turning points that shape the human heart. A graduate of the University of Guyana and a seasoned performer, he brings a disciplined artistic eye and a deep sense of rhythm and truth to every line.

Rooted in Caribbean sensibility yet universal in reach, his poetry invites readers into spaces of vulnerability, reflection, and rediscovery—an intimate journey into what it means to feel deeply and remain human.