Fever

Ron Koertge (pronounced Kur-chee) was born April 22, 1940 in Olney, Illinois. Parents' names: William Henry Koertge (deceased) and Bulis Olive Koertge. Married to Bianca Richards. B.A. from U. of Illinois. M.A. from U. of Arizona. Has taught at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, since 1965. Now Professor of English. Many books of poetry including Sex Object, 12 Photographs of Yellowstone, The Hired Nose, The Father Poems, The Jockey Poems, Men Under Fire, Diary Cows, Life on the Edge of the Continent, High School Dirty Poems, and Making Love to Roget's Wife (University of Arkansas Press, 1997). Geography of the Forehead (University of Arkansas Press, 2000), 1990 N.E.A. fellowship in Literature (Poetry). 1993 California Arts Council grant (Poetry). Included in Best American Poetry, 1999.Koertge, Ronald is the author of 'Fever ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781597090162 and ISBN 1597090166.