Rodney Koeneke (born September 12, 1968) is an American poet.

Life and career

Born in

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, Koeneke was raised in

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and

Hacienda Heights, California Hacienda Heights () is an unincorporated suburban community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 54,038, up from 53,122 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the ...

. He graduated with a BA i
History
from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

in 1990, where he lived in Barrington Hall, and from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

with a PhD i
History and Humanities
in 1997. Koeneke is the author of several books and chapbooks of poetry, including ''Body & Glass'' (2018), ''Etruria'' (2014), ''Musee Mechanique'' (2006), and ''Rouge State'' (2003). His work has appeared in ''

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New American Writing ''New American Writing'' is an annual American literary magazine emphasizing contemporary American poetry, including a range of innovative contemporary writing. ''New American Writing'' is published by OINK! Press, a nonprofit organization. The ...

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Poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

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Zyzzyva ''Zyzzyva'' is a triannual magazine of writers and artists. It places an emphasis on showcasing emerging voices and never before published writers in addition to the already established. Based in San Francisco, it began publishing in 1985. ''ZYZZY ...

''. He lives in

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...

Works

Full Length Poetry

*''Body & Glass'' (Wave Books, 2018) *''Etruria'' (Wave Books, 2014) *''Musee Mechanique'' (BlazeVOX, 2006) *''Rouge State'' (Pavement Saw, 2003)

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)

References

External links

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