Ed Roberson (born 1939) is an American

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Life

Roberson was born and raised in Pittsburgh and graduated from the

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in 1970, and later completed graduate work at

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. He then served as a faculty member in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh and at

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until 2002. He married Rhonda Wiles in May 1973 who graduated from Rutgers University Douglas College and Hofstra Law School in New York. They have a daughter in 1976. Since 2007, he has been a visiting writer and artist in Residence at the

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. and has also taught at the

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and Columbia College. His work appears in the literary magazine ''

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''. Roberson has written eleven books of poetry.

Awards

* 2020 Jackson Poetry Prize from

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* 2017

Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outreac ...

Fellowship * 2016

PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is given biennially to an American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature. The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by ...

* 2008

Shelley Memorial Award The Shelley Memorial Award of the Poetry Society of America, was established by the will of Mary P. Sears, and named after the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The prize is given to a living American poet selected with reference to genius and need, and is ...

* 1998

National Poetry Series The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program. Every year since 1979, the National Poetry Series has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry. Manuscripts are solicited through an annual open competition, judged and cho ...

, for ''Atmosphere Conditions'' chosen by

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* Iowa Poetry Prize for ''Voices Cast Out to Talk Us In'' * ''LA Times'' Book Award * Stephen Henderson Critics Award for Achievement in Literature * Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award * Lenore Marshall Award finalist, Academy of American Poets’

Works

Poetry

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"From: Picking Up the Tune, the Universe and Planets", ''Electronic Poetry Center''

"VI. Cape Journal: At Sand Pile", ''Electronic Poetry Center''
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Anthologies

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References

External links

Ed Roberson: Poems and Profile at Poets.org
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