Edwin Romond

Edwin Romond's newest book is Alone with Love Songs. His work has appeared in journals such as The Sun, English Journal, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, Zone 3, Poet Lore, Tiferet, New Letters, Barrow Street, Lips, The Rockhurst Review as well as in college texts and anthologies. He has been awarded poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and from both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Councils on the Arts. His poetry has been featured on The Writer's Almanac, Your Daily Poem, and his memoir, "The Ticket," appears in Tim Russert's Wisdom of Our Fathers. He wrote the book, music, and lyrics for two musicals: A Family Life and Robin Hood which were produced at New Jersey community theaters.

He is the recipient of the 2013 New Jersey Poetry Prize for his poem "Champion."

Romond was a public school teacher in Wisconsin and New Jersey for 32 years before retiring. He now works in the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation poetry program leading teacher workshops and hosting events at their bi-annual festival.

He lives in Wind Gap, PA with his wife and son.

His website is www.edwinromond.com