Rod Jellema

Rod Jellema (1927-2018) was a poet and professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, where he founded and directed the creative writing program. His work won multiple honors including the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award and the Columbia University Translation Prize. His poetry collections include Incarnality , The Eighth Day , and A Slender Grace .

Rod Jellema (1927-2018) was a poet and professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, where he founded and directed the creative writing program. His work won multiple honors including the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award and the Columbia University Translation Prize. His poetry collections include Incarnality , The Eighth Day , and A Slender Grace . See less