R. W. Haynes teaches in the Humanities Department at Texas A&M International University, where he is a Regents Professor.
His fifth collection of poetry Old Temples in Moonlight is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press, and he also writes drama and fiction.
As a scholar, he specializes in Early British Literature, and he has also published extensively on the playwright/ screenwriter Horton Foote.
R. W. Haynes' work has been published in Across Latitude & Language by Delhi Poetry Slam, a global anthology of poets celebrating diverse voices from around the world.