Recently Retired Rockville HS Teacher Named Glastonbury Poet Laureate
GLASTONBURY, CT — A recently retired Rockville High School teacher regarded in academic circles as the top creative writing instructor in Connecticut has been named Glastonbury's fourth poet laureate. The search committee in Glastonbury reached out to Vicky Nordlund in late May and the Glastonbury Town Council approved the appointment Tuesday. Nordlund, who retired this spring from a long tenure at Rockville High School, will serve a three-year term beginning in July. Her poems have been published multiple times in anthologies she has authored and in various other publications. She regularly teaches workshops at venues like the Mark Twain House. Over the past several years, her high school writing students have averaged about 100 state, regional and national creative writing awards by a wide margin. The Rockville High School writing center was recently dedicated to her."I am so thrilled and honored to be named Glastonbury’s fourth poet laureate Nordlund said of the Glastonbury appointment. "I look forward to bringing life to poetry in a public setting."In Glastonbury, she will be working on programs for venues like the senior center, the recreation department and the library. The article Recently Retired Rockville HS Teacher Named Glastonbury Poet Laureate appeared first on Vernon, CT Patch.
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