Al Zolynas was born to Lithuanian parents in Austria and grew up in Sydney, Australia, and Chicago. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Utah. His poetry collections include The New Physics (1979), Under Ideal Conditions (1994), The Same Air (1997), and Near and Far (2019). His work has appeared in numerous anthologies including A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry (1996) and The Poetry of Men’s Lives: An International Anthology (2004).
Zolynas has taught at San Diego State University and Alliant International University, and also teaches Zen meditation in Escondido, California.
Bio information sourced from Poetry Foundation.