Rodney Torreson. Courtesy Western Michigan University.
Rodney Theodore Torreson [1] (born 1951) is an American poet.[2]
Life[]
Torreson grew up on a farm in Iowa. He earned an M.F.A. at Western Michigan University.[3]
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.[2]
Torreson lives in Grand Rapids. He and his wife Paulette have 3 children: Tasha, Ted, and Travis.[4]
In 2008 Torreson and some of his students launched Through the Third Eye, an online poetry magazine by and for youth.[2]
Recognition[]
Torreson was awarded the Bentley Prize for Poetry from the Seattle Review.[2]
He served as Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- On a Moonstruck Gravel Road (chapbook). La Crosse, WI: Juniper Press, 1994.
- The Ripening of Pinstripes: Called shots on the New York Yankees. Brownsville, OR: Story Line Press, 1998.
- A Breathable Light. Kalamazoo, MI: New Issues Press / Western Mighican University, 2002.
- The Secrets of Fieldwork: Poems (chapbook). Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 2010.
Edited[]
- Cultivating a Sense of Place: Poetry by west Michigan youth. Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities, 2009.
On A Moon Struck Gravel Road - Rodney Torreson
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[5]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ā Rodney Theodore Torreson, PeopleSmart. Web, Dec. 20, 2012.
- ā 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rodney Torreson, Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Through the 3rd Eye. Web, Dec. 20, 2012.
- ā Rodney Torreson b. 1951, Poetry Foundation. Web, Dec. 20, 2012.
- ā Rodney Torreson Western Michigan University. Web, Dec. 20, 2012.
- ā Search results = au:Rodney Torreson, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 28, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Rodney Torreson b. 1951 at the Poetry Foundation
- Three Poems for Music at Entropy
- About
- Rodney Torreson at the Michigan Humanities Council.
- Rodney Torreson, Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids at Through the 3rd Eye.
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