Printable view of Roderick Bates

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Perkinsville, VT

Vermont US

Email:

ratsassreview@gmail.com

Bio:

I am a Graduate of Dartmouth College with a degree in Religion. Since 2015 I have been the Editor of Rat's Ass Review {ratsassreview.net), an online poetry magazine.

I am retired from government service, and am active in my community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA), and as a Trustee of the Westhersfield Proctor Library in Weathersfield, Vermont.

Since my retirement, I have returned to my childhood preoccupation with downhill skiing. My goal last winter (2019-2020) was to "ski my age" which would have entailed 71 days on the slopes. I had just passed 60 days when COVID cut spring skiing short.

I live in Vermont with my wife, Lynda Tallarico.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Dorothy Sayers, Robert Frost, Andrew Vachss, Dylan Thomas, Joseph Citro, John Steinbeck, James Lee Burke, Archer Mayor, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Leonard Cohen, Rita Mae Brown, Basho, R. Crumb, Raymond Chandler, Louise Penny, Ray Bradbury. Wm. Shakespeare wasn't bad, either.

Born in:

Springfield, VT

Vermont

Raised in:

Chester, VT

Vermont

Website:

https://www.ratsassreview.net [2]

Prizes won:

In 1999 I received a Best Essay award from the International Regional Magazine Association for my essay Straightening Nails which appeared in Vermont Life Magazine. My poem Within the Science, Art took second place in the Global Astronomy Month 2012 poetry competition sponsored by Astronomers Without Borders.

What I'm reading now:

When Poetry Was the World (in manuscript) by Michael Angelo Stephens

A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin

Identifies as:

American

Prefers to work with:

Adults