Steve Roggenbuck
| Steve Roggenbuck | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 November 1987 Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | "Poet" |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2010-Present |
| Genre | "Poetry" |
| Website | |
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www | |
Steve Roggenbuck (born November 11, 1987) is an American poet, blogger, and YouTuber. His work is noted for its utilization of internet self-publishing, creative misspelling, and themes of carpe diem and appreciation of the natural world.[1]
Roggenbuck's work has been profiled by The New York Times,[2] Rolling Stone,[3] The New Yorker,[1] Gawker,[4] The Atlantic,[5] The Fader,[6] The Guardian,[7] and Flavorwire.[8] His most popular video has been viewed over 150,000 times online.[9]
Roggenbuck grew up in Ruth, Michigan.[10] He attended Central Michigan University as an undergraduate and began an MFA in poetry at Columbia College Chicago[11] but dropped out in late 2011 after becoming disillusioned with the program.[12] In 2012 he toured the United States for over eleven months, performing his poetry, staying with Internet friends, experimental freeloading, and living frugally.[12] During this period Roggenbuck contributed to the rapid growth of the Alt Lit writing community by "mov[ing] about the country hosting alt lit parties, recruiting and inspiring new alt lit writers."[13]
All together, Roggenbuck has done over 250 poetry performances in eight countries, including all fifty of the United States.[14] Currently he lives in Tucson, Arizona, where he is an editor at Boost House, a small press and arts residency.[1][15]
Bibliography
- i am like october when i am dead (2010)
- DOWNLOAD HELVETICA FOR FREE.COM (2011)
- CRUNK JUICE (2012)
- IF U DONT LOVE THE MOON YOUR AN ASS HOLE (2013)
- Calculating How Big Of A Tip To Give Is The Easiest Thing Ever, Shout Out To My Family And Friends (2015)
- LIVE MY LIEF: SELECTED & NEW POEMS, 2008-15 (2015)
References
- 1 2 3 Goldsmith, Kenneth (May 7, 2014). "If Walt Whitman Vlogged". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Brown, Jacob (September 4, 2012). "The Prophet". The New York Times,. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Cills, Hazel; Maria Sherman, Monika Zaleska, and Rolling Stone Staff (December 6, 2013). "50 Things Millennials Know That Gen-Xers Don't". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 13, 2014. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help) - ↑ Chen, Adrian (November 5, 2013). "Something About How Steve Roggenbuck's Poetry Will Save the Internet". Gawker. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Madrigal, Alexis (November 5, 2013). "Is This Loud, YouTube-Loving Poet the Bard of the Internet?". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Cooper, Duncan (December 2, 2013). "Authors to Watch". The Fader. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Bridle, James (June 28, 2014). "Meet the 'alt lit' writers giving literature a boost". The Guardian. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Diamond, Jason (August 1, 2013). "23 People Who Will Make You Care About Poetry in 2013". Flavorwire. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Roggenbuck, Steve. "make something beautiful before you are dead". Youtube. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ↑ Woodruff, Kate (September 11, 2013). "From rural Michigan to Internet fame: CMU graduate Steve Roggenbuck finds success in poetry". Central Michigan Life. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Davidson, Laura (October 25, 2013). "Artist Profile: Steve Roggenbuck". Rhizome. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- 1 2 Cicero, Noah (June 1, 2012). "'ultimately beautiful': an Interview with Steve Roggenbuck". HTMLGiant. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ Spilker, Josh (June 20, 2012). "Lexicon Devils: What Exactly is Alt Lit? A Conversation With Frank Hinton, Noah Cicero and Stephen Tully Dierks". Vol. 1 Brooklyn. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Live My Lief: Tour History". Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ↑ "About Boost House". Retrieved September 13, 2014.