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Randall R. Freisinger

Born: 02/06/1942   Kansas City , MO
Parents: Earl G. and Winifred S. Freisinger
Children: Stepsons: Ian Petersen, Quentin Petersen
Address(es):
Permanent :
1800 Robindale Dr.
Houghton , MI 49931
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : 906-482-8046
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://randallfreisinger.com/Site/Welcome.html
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Nostalgia's thread : ten poems on Norman Rockwell paintings Poetry Adult Tucson, AR : Hol Art Books 2009
Image of Plato's Breath Plato's Breath Poetry Adult Logan, UT: Utah State University Press 1997
Inheriting the Land: Contemporary Voices from the Midwest
- selected poems included 		Poetry Adult Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press 1993
Passages North Anthology
- Poems anthologized in books such as this 		Poetry Adult Minneapolis, MN:Milkweed Editions 1990
Hand Shadows: Poems Poetry Adult Maryville MO: GreenTower Press 1988
Running Patterns
- Several poems published first and soley in chapbooks. 		Poetry Adult Chico, CA: Flume Press 1985
Anthology of Magazine Verse & Yearbook of American Poetry
- (Publication Years: 1984, 1985, 1997 editions) 		Poetry Adult Beverly Hills, CA: Monitor Books 1984 -1997
- Poems in such publications as: The South Carolina Review, The Marlboro Review, The Green Mountain Review, The Atlanta Review, Aspen Leaves, The Chariton Review, Mississippi Valley Review, Passages North, Cottonwood 30, Kansas Quarterly, Stone Country, Milkweed Chronicle, Mickle Street Review, The Panhandler, Interim, Sidewinder, New Letters, The Laurel Review, Great River Review, Poet & Critic, and others.
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To write the best poems I can and to reach a wider audience than is normally associated with poetry."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Poet

Awards:

Name Date
New Letters, Readers' Choice Award 2007
May Swenson Poetry Prize from Utah State University Press
- For Plato's Breath 		1997
Plume Press Chapbook Award
- For Running Patterns 		1985
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize (4 times)

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Poets and Writers Directory
The International Who's Who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopedia
A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers published by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- English Literature, 		University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia , MO 1963 -1975
Bachelor of Journalism (B.J.) University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia , MO 1959 -1963

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Professor Emeritus in Humanities
- Retired from full time teaching. 		Michigan Technological University Houghton , MI 2009
Professor of Rhetoric, Literature and Creative Writing Michigan Technological University Houghton , MI 1993 -2009
Assistant Professor Columbia College Columbia , MO 1976 -1977
Resident Lecturer University of Maryland-Overseas BermudaLabrador,Iceland 1975 -1976
Associate Professor Michigan Tech University Houghton , MI 1972 -1993
Instructor Jefferson Community College Hillsboro , MO 1964 -1968

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aFreisinger%2C+Randall+R.%2C+1942-/afreisinger+randall+r+1942/-3,-1,0,B/browse

http://huskylink.mtu.edu/s/349/interior.aspx?sid=349&gid=1&pgid=763&cid=1727&ecid=1727&ciid=3233&crid=0

http://www.loriamay.com/ambassador/Freisinger.html

http://wac.colostate.edu/books/language_connections/chapter1.pdf

Other Comments:

Above links: Melcat Biography Poem Chapter on cross disciplinary writing

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