Dean Olson

Dean Olson is a retired professor of economics, cultural studies, and maritime history. He taught at universities in Hong Kong, Alaska, and Canada, and is emeritus faculty of The Evergreen State College. He has sailed the Galapagos Islands, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Alaska, and spent months with students on the Salish Sea. His poems have been published in numerous journals, including Cascade #2, Prairie Schooner, Minotaur, Rattle, Atlanta Review, and The Innisfree Poetry Journal; and he is...See more

Dean Olson is a retired professor of economics, cultural studies, and maritime history. He taught at universities in Hong Kong, Alaska, and Canada, and is emeritus faculty of The Evergreen State College. He has sailed the Galapagos Islands, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Alaska, and spent months with students on the Salish Sea. His poems have been published in numerous journals, including Cascade #2, Prairie Schooner, Minotaur, Rattle, Atlanta Review, and The Innisfree Poetry Journal; and he is the author of eight published poetry collections. See less