Education
Svalina received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mary Washington, an Master of Fine Arts from the Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As of 2012, he lives and teaches literature in Denver, Colorado.
Career
His poems have been published in journals such as American Letters & Commentary, The Boston Review, Gulf Coast, and jubilat. He also co-edits Octopus Magazine and Octopus Books with Zachary Schomburg. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois.
Svalina has taught writing at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Nebraska Wesleyan University, and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.