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ROSELIEP, Raymond
ROSELIEP, Raymond. (Farley, IA--1993) Roseliep received his Bachelor of Arts degree from LORAS COLLEGE in 1939. He continued his education at the Catholic University of America and received his Master of Arts in English in 1948 and a Ph.D in English Literature from Notre Dame University in 1954.
After his ordination in 1943 at ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL, Roseliep joined the faculty of Loras in 1946.
Recognized widely through his published writings and membership in the Poetry Society of America, Roseliep began writing haiku in 1960 and published eleven collections between 1976 and his death. His work also appeared in more than 90 magazines, anthologies, and text books. Research into his life was done by Donna BAUERLY.
In 2019 The Collected Haiku of Raymond Roseliep including all the known published haiku by the poet received first place in the Merit Book Awards from the Haiku Society of America for the best haiku book published in 2018.
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"Book Briefs," Telegraph Herald, September 15, 2019, p. 4D