Bin Ramke
Encyclopedia
Lloyd Binford Ramke is an American poet
and editor
.
, from University of New Orleans
, and from Ohio University
with a Ph.D.
He taught at Columbus College.
He was editor of the University of Georgia Press
's Contemporary Poetry Series, from 1984 to 2005.
In 2005, he became involved in the Contemporary Poetry Series controversy about Jorie Graham
's selection of Peter Sacks.
He resigned as editor.
He teaches at the University of Denver
. He edits the literary magazine Denver Quarterly.
He lives in Denver with his wife, Linda, a fiction writer, and their son, Nic.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
.
Life
He graduated from at Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
, from University of New Orleans
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...
, and from Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
with a Ph.D.
He taught at Columbus College.
He was editor of the University of Georgia Press
University of Georgia Press
The University of Georgia Press or UGA Press is a publishing house and is a member of the Association of American University Presses.Founded in 1938, the UGA Press is a division of the University of Georgia and is located on the campus in Athens, Georgia, USA...
's Contemporary Poetry Series, from 1984 to 2005.
In 2005, he became involved in the Contemporary Poetry Series controversy about Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham
Jorie Graham is an American poet. The U.S. Poetry Foundation suggests "She is perhaps the most celebrated poet of the American post-war generation". She replaced poet Seamus Heaney as Boylston Professor at Harvard, becoming the first woman to be appointed to this position...
's selection of Peter Sacks.
He resigned as editor.
He teaches at the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
. He edits the literary magazine Denver Quarterly.
He lives in Denver with his wife, Linda, a fiction writer, and their son, Nic.
Works
- "Nothing Prior to Anything"; "Hear Here"; "Poor in World", Tarpaulin Sky, Fall/Winter 06
- "Was It Fallen It Was a Floating World "; "It Was Fallen Was It a Floating World", Electronic Poetry Review #8
- "Who Is Dying", Electronic Poetry Review #8
- "Lies", Electronic Poetry Review #8
- "The Naming of Shadows and Colors", Electronic Poetry Review #7
- "Livery of Seisin", Electronic Poetry Review #1
- "Arcade: The Search for a Sufficient Landscape", Poetry Foundation
- "Better Late than Never", Poetry Foundation
- "Chivalric", Poetry Foundation
- "Cinema Verité", Poetry Foundation
- "Melting Pot", Poetry Foundation
- "The Center for Atmospheric Research", Poetry Foundation
- "Trouble Deaf Heaven", Poetry Foundation
- "Anomalies of Water"; "Custody of the Eyes"; "How it Feels, and Why", Salt Magazine, Issue 2