Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Poetic Obituaries: Rane Arroyo, the renowned local poet and professor

who passed away May 7, will be memorialized as part of a tribute reading and remembrance at the Collingwood Arts Center on June 19.

Arroyo, who spent a number of years teaching and mentoring students as a member of the UT English department, was the author of several volumes of poetry including "Don Quixote Goes to the Moon" and "The Singing Shark." He was the recipient of the Carl Sandburg Prize for Poetry and a number of other national awards including the Pushcart Prize.

from Toledo Free Press: CAC to host Rane Arroyo memorial reading

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