David Romtvedt is an American poet.
David Romtvedt | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Reed College Iowa Writers' Workshop |
| Spouse | Margo Brown |
| Children | 1 |
Life
editHe graduated from Reed College,[1] and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He teaches at University of Wyoming.[2] He lives in Buffalo, Wyoming,[3] with his wife, the potter Margo Brown. His daughter, Caitlin Belem, plays Brazilian and Latin music with the band Maracuja.
His work has appeared in The Sun Magazine,[4] The American Poetry Review, The Paris Review, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner,[5] The Missouri Review,[6] and the Basque cultural review Erle.
He is a founder and current board member of Worlds of Music.[7] Romtvedt plays button accordion with the band The Fireants. They have recorded three CDs: Bury My Clothes, Ants on Ice and It's Hot. The band plays Latin and Cajun/Zydeco music as well as original music that David Romtvedt has written.
Awards
edit- 1991 National Poetry Series, for A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know
- Pushcart Prize
- two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships
- Wyoming Arts Council literature fellowship
- Wyoming Governor's Arts Award.
Works
edit- Dilemmas of the Angels. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. 2017. ISBN 978-0-8071-6580-5
- Zelestina Urza in Outer Space. Reno, NV: Center for Basque Studies. University of Nevada. 2015. ISBN 978-1-935709-61-9.
- Buffalotarrak. Reno, NV: Center for Basque Studies. University of Nevada. 2011. ISBN 978-1-935709-14-5.
- Some Church. Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions. 2005. ISBN 1-57131-422-9.
- Windmill: Essays from Four Mile Ranch. Santa Fe, NM: Red Crane Books. 1997. ISBN 1-878610-62-7.
- Certainty: Poems. Fredonia, NY: White Pine Press. 1996. ISBN 1-877727-59-8.
- A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know: Poems. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press. 1992. ISBN 1-55659-046-6.
- Crossing Wyoming. Fredonia, New York: White Pine Press. 1992. ISBN 978-1-877727-23-8.
- Yip, a Cowboy's Howl. Spartanburg, SC: Holocene Books. 1991.
- Letters from Mexico. Missoula, MT: Kutenai Press. 1988. ISBN 0-937459-04-6.. Illustrated by Pat Weyer.
- How Many Horses. Memphis, TN: Ion Books. 1988. ISBN 0-938507-15-X.
- Moon: Poems (1984). St. Paul, MN: Bieler Press. ISBN 0-931460-16-6. Illustrated by R W Scholes.
- Free and Compulsory for All: Tales. Port Townsend, WA: Graywolf Press. 1984. ISBN 0-915308-50-9.
Anthologies
edit- John Bradley, ed. (1995). "Eating Dinner at My Sister's". Atomic ghost: poets respond to the nuclear age. Coffee House Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-56689-027-4.
David Romtvedt.
- Sam Hamill, ed. (1996). The gift of tongues: twenty-five years of poetry from Copper Canyon Press. Copper Canyon Press. ISBN 978-1-55659-116-7.
Editor
edit- Michael Shay; David Romtvedt; Linn Rounds, eds. (2003). Deep West: A literary tour of Wyoming. Greybull, WY: Pronghorn Press. ISBN 0-9714725-7-2.
- David Romtvedt, ed. (2007). Wyoming Fence Lines. Wyoming Humanities Council. ISBN 978-0-9789829-1-1.
References
edit- ^ "Reed Magazine: Memo to Self". Reed.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ [1] Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "David Romtvedt | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Pw.org. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Selections by David Romtvedt". The Sun Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ [2] Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TMR: David Romtvedt". Missourireview.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "The Wyoming Authors Wiki / David Romtvedt". Wiki.wyomingauthors.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-31.