In the series of poems that underpins this collection, David Romtvedt imagines the daily lives of angels as well as other, more earthly, concerns. Whether he is considering the work of raising a child or imagining the work of the divine, Romtvedt displays an appreciation for all that surrounds us. His poems explore features of the Western world while offering accounts of life in Nicaragua, Rwanda, and the Congo. Throughout the collection, he displays an awareness of our remarkably diverse and intrinsically connected planet.
 A meditation on the ever-present need to balance our exterior life with our spiritual one, Dilemmas of the Angels is a masterful testament to a universal human struggle.

Dilemmas of the Angels: Poems

Literature & Fiction

Romtvedt, David

Poetry

LSU Press

David Romtvedt?s No Way: An American ?Tao Te Ching? explores the art of living in the fast-paced, dangerous, unpredictable contemporary world. Lucid and wise in the spirit of its ancient Chinese predecessor, No Way functions as a kind of offbeat-yet-deadly-serious manual on the conduct of life. This slightly tongue-in-cheek take on the Tao?s advice acknowledges that nobody likes being told how to live, least of all the author himself. With an openness to complexity and mystery, in tones that range from cool to passionate, No Way brings the Tao into the social turmoil of a twenty-first-century United States beset by political strife, mass shootings, and financial greed. Romtvedt combats cynicism and malaise with wry verse that positions itself in the role of the trickster. The voice of these poems can be serious and contradictory yet also humorous and welcoming. By suggesting that the days of the ancient Tao are gone for good, No Way offers readers an invitation to guide themselves forward, free of sages and rulers.

No Way: An American Tao Te Ching

Moon

Bieler Pr

David Romtvedt's first book-length collection of poetry. Illustrated with three scratch board drawings by R. W. Scholes.

How Many Horses

Sports & Outdoors

Ion Books

A collection of poetry featuring locations ranging from Rwanda to St. Petersburg to Mexico and a vision that stretches across the boundaries of the human experience

A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know (National Poetry Series)

Copper Canyon Press

"Crossing Wyoming achieves a narrative scope and unity rare in any gathering of stories. A complex, moving book, [it] conveys the colorful, violent sweep of American history, the majesty and vulnerability of its wilderness, and the suffering and patient endurance of its citizens--natives and newcomers alike...it's difficult to imagine any reader coming away unshaken by [Romtvedt's] powerful, compassionate vision."--The Georgia Review

Crossing Wyoming

United States

White Pine Press

"...beautiful, unusual pieces. Romtvedt strips his voice to only that which he can say with certainty."--Sharon Doubiago

Certainty

Living in the high, harsh, dry plains of Wyoming, where the struggle to survive shapes all who live there, Romtvedt uses the windmill as a metaphor, taking the reader on a search of fundamental truths in the commonplace elements of daily existence.

Windmill: Essays from Four Mile Ranch (Red Crane Literature Series)

Essays & Correspondence

Red Crane Books

Beginning with the arrival of one man from the French Basque town of Baigorri, Jean Esponda, Basques migrated to the small town of Buffalo, Wyoming in increasing numbers throughout the twentieth century. They were drawn by the irresistible lure of the possibility of owning land to run sheep. As they staked their claims they left an indelible mark on the culture of the town and changed themselves in the process. Here, mostly in their own voices, their stories are told.

Buffalotarrak

History

Americas

Center for Basque Studies

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Dilemmas of the Angels: Poems

No Way: An American Tao Te Ching

Moon

Moon

How Many Horses

A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know (National Poetry Series)

Crossing Wyoming

Certainty

Windmill: Essays from Four Mile Ranch (Red Crane Literature Series)

Buffalotarrak