Rodney Torreson

by George Dance Rodney Torreson (born 1951) is an American poet.

Life
Torreson grew up on a farm in Iowa. He earned an M.F.A. at Western Michigan University.

He has taught writing to elementary and intermediate grades at Immanuel-St. James Lutheran School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, since 1976. He also heads several groups of young writers who meet weekly.

In 2008 Torreson and some of his students launched Through the Third Eye, an online poetry magazine by and for youth.

Recognition
He was awarded the Bentley Prize for Poetry from the Seattle Review. He served as Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Publications

 * On a Moonstruck Gravel Road (chapbook). Juniper Press, 1994.
 * The Ripening of Pinstripes: Called shots on the New York Yankees. Story Line Press, 1998.
 * A Breathable Light. New Issues Press, 2002.

 Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Through the 3rd Eye''. Rodney Torreson, Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Through the 3rd Eye.