David Ruekberg

Poet

Pittsford, NY
New York US
Email: 
david.ruekberg@gmail.com
Website: 
poetry.ruekberg.com/

Author's Bio

David Ruekberg lives near Rochester, NY. He recently retired after 32 years of teaching English in New York and Colorado. He received his MFA from Warren Wilson College, and has enjoyed a residency at Jentel Arts in Sheridan Wyoming. He teaches classes to adults and young people at Writers & Books, and is a writing coach in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.  

Education: 
Warren Wilson College MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Jentel Artist Residency

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Another and Another (Bull City Press, 2012)
Books:
Hour of the Green Light (FutureCycle Press, 2021)
,
Where Is the River Called Pishon? (Kelsay Books) (Aldrich Press, 2018)
Journals:
88: A Journal of Contemporary American Poetry
,
Albatross
,
Barrow Street
,
Bloom
,
Border Crossing
,
Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review
,
Cimarron Review
,
Desperate Act
,
Dime Show Review
,
DMQ Review
,
Ekphrastic Review
,
Eunoia Review
,
Hazmat Review
,
Ibbetson Street Press
,
Lake Effect
,
Metazen
,
Mudfish
,
Muse Reader
,
North American Review
,
Poet Lore
,
Rust + Moth
,
Slush Pile Magazine
,
Sugar House Review
,
The Coil
,
The Comstock Review
,
Yankee Magazine
Prizes won: 

2016: Semi-finalist, 18th Annual Elixir Press Poetry Award

2006: Finalist, Tupelo Press Snowbound Chapbook Competition (Marie Howe, Judge).

2006: Finalist, Swink Magazine Emerging Writers Award in Poetry (David Hernandez, Judge)

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
W.S. Merwin, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Tony Hoagland

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Syracuse, NY
New York
Raised in: 
NY
New York
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Last update: Nov 16, 2022