David Romtvedt

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David Romtvedt
OccupationPoet
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Reed College
Iowa Writers' Workshop
SpouseMargo Brown
Children1

David Romtvedt is an American poet.

Life

He 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.

Contents

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

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References

  1. "Reed Magazine: Memo to Self". Reed.edu. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  2. Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "David Romtvedt | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Pw.org. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  4. "Selections by David Romtvedt". The Sun Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  5. Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "TMR: David Romtvedt". Missourireview.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  7. "The Wyoming Authors Wiki / David Romtvedt". Wiki.wyomingauthors.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-31.