Facts: - alt: eric pankey at 2012 fall for the book - caption: eric pankey at 2012 fall for the book - birth date: 1959 yes - name: eric pankey - image: ericpankey019.jpg - birth place: kansas city , missouri , usa - occupation: american poet and artist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eric pankey .
eric pankey -lrb- born 1959 in kansas city , missouri -rrb- is an american poet and artist .