Ralph James Savarese

Ralph James Savarese is a poet, nonfiction writer, scholar, and activist who has taught at Grinnell College for about 25 years. He teaches American literature, creative writing, disability studies, and neurohumanities. He lives in Iowa City and has contributed poetry to Wordgathering. A Red Wheelbarrow contributor listing, the pages describe him as the author of several books, including three poetry collections at the time of one page and a forthcoming fourth from Ice Cube Press. His Wordgathering poems were co-written with Stephen Kuusisto.