The Old Liberators

Of all the people spotted at the mall, maybe World War II Vets are the best.

Robert Hedin was born in Red Wing Minnesota and is the author, translator and editor of twenty-four books of poetry and prose including his most recent At the Great Door of Morning: Selected Poems and Translations published by Copper Canyon Press. He has taught at various universities and was the Poet in Residence for twelve years at Wake Forest University.  His many awards include the William Stafford Award from the Washington Poetry Association, the Branford P Millar Memorial Prize in Poetry as well as was a fellow for the National Endowment of the Arts for several years. He lives in Frontenac Minnesota. He co-founder of the largest residential artist retreat in the upper Midwest the Anderson Center at Tower View.