James Lavilla-Havelin

James Samuel Havelin is American poet, editor and educator. Havelin founded the poetry series Poetry Central in Rochester the early 1970s. He also edited the "Poetry Central Newsletter", which provided information on literary events in the upstate New York region. Poetry Central also collaborated on several literary events in conjunction with other area organizations, such as the English and Continuing Eduation departments of the University of Rochester, the Writer's Forum at SUNY Brockport, and Rochester Poets, of which he was member.

After several years working as a manager in Rochester, NY stationery-bookstore chain in the 1970s, he briefly moved to Boston, returning to Rochester and taking a position at the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery directing educational programs.

He married Lucia Lavilla in 1976, and both he and his wife took the surname Lavilla-Havelin.

For several years, he hosted a weekly radio program, "Parnassus of the Air" on WXXI, the Rochester, NY PBS affiliate.

Since 1986, he has held positions at museums in New York, Cleveland and, since 1994, in San Antonio, Texas.

His publications include "Rites of Passage" (Charon Books, 1969), "Simon's Masterpiece" (White Pine Press, 1983) and several chapbooks.