Edwin Romond is the author of five collections of poetry and has been awarded writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and from both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Councils on the Arts.
He is the recipient of the 2022 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award for his book, Man at the Railing (NYQ Books.) Prior to that award he received the 2013 New Jersey Poetry Prize for his poem, “Champion” and won the Second Place Prize for his poem. “At the Artist Teacher Institute” in the 2020 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest
Garrison Keillor has twice read Romond’s poetry on NPR’s The Writer’s Almanac and his memoir, “The Ticket,” appears in Tim Russert’s national bestseller, Wisdom of Our Fathers from Random House. In addition, Romond wrote the book, music, and lyrics for two musical plays, A Family Life and Robin Hood that were produced at New Jersey community theaters. His short stories have been featured in Spitball Magazine.
Edwin Romond was a public school teacher for 32 years at Jerstead-Agerholm Junior High School in Racine, Wisconsin and at Metuchen High School,NJ, Thorne Middle School, Port Monmouth,NJ, and Warren Hills Regional High School, Washington,NJ before retiring in 2003.
A native of Woodbridge, NJ, he now lives in Wind Gap, PA with his wife, Mary.