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Rodney Koeneke is author of the poetry collections Body & Glass (Wave Books, 2018), Etruria (Wave Books, 2014), Musee Mechanique (BlazeVOX, 2006), and Rouge State (Pavement Saw, 2003). An early member of the Flarf collective, he was active in the San Francisco Bay Area poetry scene until 2006, when he moved to Portland, Oregon where he teaches in the History Department at Portland State University.
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Reviews
Composed with an incredible, subtle sharpness, his is a poetics, and even a politics, that embrace both optimism and exhaustion.
Rob McLennan's BlogMelding images of natural timelessness with appearances from contemporary culture, Koeneke’s collection [Rouge State] is easily enjoyed by the well-seasoned bard and poetic neophyte alike.
Bookslut
Reviews of books by Rodney Koeneke
Body & Glass
Etruria -
Rodney Koeneke's blog, Modern Americans
Poems
- “They Will Sew The Blue Sail” (in The Volta)
-“Apology to Pasternak” (in Eleven Eleven)
- “after lunch, some poems” (in Gulf Coast)
- “Eleven” (in The Brooklyn Rail)
- “Jazz Impressions of Gazprom” (in Shampoo)
- Three Poems (in Jacket Magazine)
- “Pyjamas” (in Granta)
- “I Should Feel Happy” and a discussion of the poem (from The Poetry Society)
- “La Chevy Nova” (on The Book Haven)
- “sharon mesmer” (in Lemon Hound)
Interviews
- Modern Americans, with Gary Sullivan
- Late Night Library, with Amanda McConnon
- Studio One Reading Series, with Sheila Davies Sumner and Casey McAlduff
Writings
- “Hannah Weiner and Basic English” -
Audio
- Rodney Koeneke discusses "Poem for Bruce" (from Body & Glass) on PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation:
Video
Reading from Etruria and Seven for Boetticher at the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University (video hosted directly by the Poetry Center)
Reading Jackson Mac Low's "Forties 131":
Reading "Pizza Kitty" at Flarf Festival 2006:
