Rodney Koeneke
American poet (born 1968)
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Rodney Koeneke (born September 12, 1968) is an American poet.[1]
Rodney Koeneke | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Stanford University |
| Genre | poetry |
Life and career
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Koeneke was raised in Tucson, Arizona and Hacienda Heights, California. He graduated with a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990, where he lived in Barrington Hall, and from Stanford University with a PhD in History and Humanities in 1997.
Koeneke is the author of several books and chapbooks of poetry, including Body & Glass (2018),[2] Etruria (2014),[3][4] Musee Mechanique (2006),[5] and Rouge State (2003).[6] His work has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail,[7] Fence, Granta,[8] Gulf Coast,[9] Harper's, Harriet,[10] The Nation,[11] New American Writing,[12] Poetry, and Zyzzyva.[13]
He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Works
Full Length Poetry
- Body & Glass (Wave Books, 2018) ISBN 9781940696683
- Etruria (Wave Books, 2014) ISBN 978-1-933517-81-0
- Musee Mechanique (BlazeVOX, 2006) ISBN 978-1934289006
- Rouge State (Pavement Saw, 2003) ISBN 978-1886350632
Chapbooks
- Seven for Boetticher & Other Poems (Hooke Press, 2015)
- Names of the Hits (of Diane Warren) (OMG!, 2010)
- Rules for Drinking Forties (Cy Press, 2009)
- On the Clamways (Sea Lamb, 2004)
Non-fiction
- Empires of the Mind: I.A. Richards and Basic English in China, 1929-1979 (Stanford University Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0804748223