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Lee Ann Roripaugh is the author of five volumes of poetry: tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed Editions, 2019), Dandarians (Milkweed Editions, 2014), On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009), Year of the Snake (Southern Illinois University Press, 2004), and Beyond Heart Mountain (Penguin Books, 1999). From 2015-2019, she served as South Dakota State Poet Laureate.
Creative Writing (Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Mixed Genres),
Contemporary American Poetry,
Asian American Literature,
Multicultural Literature
Poetics, Asian American literature, intersectional identities, ecocriticism, popular culture, and representations of queer identity in popular culture.
- MFA, Poetry, Indiana University, 1996
- M.M. in Music, Musicology, Indiana University, 1989
- B.M. in Music, Piano Performance, Indiana University, 1987
- 2018 South Dakota Arts Council Artist's Fellowship Grant, South Dakota Arts Council, (2018 - 2019)
- 2011 South Dakota Arts Council Artist's Fellowship Grant, South Dakota Arts Council, (2011 - 2012)
- Archibald Bush Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship, 2003, Archibald Bush Foundation, (2003 - 2004)
- College of Arts & Sciences Research Travel Award, The University of South Dakota2014)
- College of Arts & Sciences Research Travel Award, The University of South Dakota2013)
- College of Arts & Sciences Research Travel Award, The University of South Dakota2011)
- South Dakota Arts Council Individual Artist's Grant, 2005, South Dakota Arts Council2005)
Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Five Uneasy Pieces About (Writing) Anger: A Craft Talk". In The Writer's Regimen, Sponsored by The Southeast Review, editors Dorothy Chan. Online: The Writer's Regimen, Sponsored by The Southeast Review, 2017.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Lee Ann Roripaugh Reads Arisa White's 'Post Pardon'" . In Spoke Too Soon: A Journal of the Longer, editors Kelin Loe and Leora Fridman. Vol. 2, Iss. 6 Online: Spoke Too Soon: A Journal of the Longer, 2015.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "The Power of Poetry #32: Lee Ann Roripaugh - South Dakota's Poet Laureate" . In The Poetry Question, editors Chris Margolin. Online: The Poetry Question, 2015.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Roundtable: Policing the Other in the Literary World, Part III". In VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, editors Hoa Nguyen. Online: VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, 2015.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Response to H.L. Hix on Contemporary Poetics" . In The Progressive Poetics Project, editors H.L. Hix. Online: The Progressive Poetics Project, 2015.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Roundtable: Policing the Other in the Literary World, Part II". In VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, editors Hoa Nguyen. Online: VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, 2015.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Roundtable: Policing the Other in the Literary World, Part I". In VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, editors Hoa Nguyen. Online: VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, 2015.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Susan Seidelman's Making Mr. Right (1987) and Other Space Oddities". In Chick Flix Series, editors Jennifer L. Knox. Online: Delirious Hem, 2013.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Poem as Mirror Box: Mirror Neurons, Emotions, Phantom Limbs, and Poems of Loss and Elegy"., Editors Emily Pettit, pp. 75-90. Iss. No. 21 Amherst, MA: jubilat / University of Massachusetts, 2012.
- Roripaugh, Lee. "Is it Real or is it Hyperreal?: Lee Ann Roripaugh on Thierry Brunet's Waste"., Editors Daniel Casey. Gently Read Literature, 2010.
- Wolfe, Susan, and Roripaugh, Lee. The (In)visible Lesbian: Anxieties of Representation in The L-Word.. In Feminist Television Criticism: A Reader, editors Charlotte Brunsdon and Lynn Spigel, 384. Buckinham, UK and New York, NY: Open University Press/ McGraw-Hill, 2007.
- Wolfe, Susan, and Roripaugh, Lee. The (In)visible Lesbian: Anxieties of Representation in The L-Word. In Reading the L-Word: Outing Contemporary Television, editors Kim Akass and Janet McCabe, 247. London, England and New York, NY: I.B. Tauris /St. Martins, 2006.
- Willapa Bay AiR Artist's Residency, Willapa Bay AiR, 2022
- Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico Artist Residency Grant, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, 2022
- Book Manuscript, Reveal Codes, selected as a Finalist in the 2021 Moon City Press Short Fiction Award for an original book-length collection of short fiction., Moon City Press, 2022
- Mary Rogers Field and Marion Field-McKenna Distinguished University Professor in Creative Writing Chair, DePauw University, 2022
- Juror, 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, Pulitzer Prize, 2021
- Presenter, 68th Annual Harrington Lecture, The University of South Dakota College of Arts & Sciences, 2020
- Book, Tsunami vs. The Fukushima 50, selected as a Finalist for the 2020 Lambda Awards in Poetry, The Lambda Awards, 2020
- Book, Tsunami vs. the Fukushima 50, selected as a Finalist for the 2020 Society of Midland Authors Awards in Poetry. , The Society of Midland Authors, 2020
- Book, Tsunami vs. the Fukushima 50, named one of the Best Poetry Books of 2019 by The New York Public Library, The New York Public Library, 2020
- Visiting Appointment, Mary Rogers Field and Marion Field-McKenna Distinguished University Professor in Creative Writing Chair, DePauw University, 2019
- Essay, "Five Loaded Handguns," named as a Notable Essay, Best American Essays 2019, Best American Essays, Houghton-Mifflin, 2019
- 2019 Recipient, South Dakota Author of the Year, Awarded by the South Dakota Council of Teachers of English, South Dakota Council of Teachers of English, 2019
- Essay, "Anhedonia in the Anthropocene," named as a Notable Essay, Best American Essays 2018, Best American Essays, Houghton-Mifflin, 2018
- 2017 Recipient, President's Award for Creativity, University of South Dakota, University of South Dakota, 2018
- 2018 Recipient, Artist Residency, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Artist Residency Program, 2018
- 2017 Recipient, Women's International Studies Center Fellowship Residency, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Women's International Studies Center Fellow-in-Residence Program, 2017
- Essay, "Swarm," named as a Notable Essay, Best American Essays 2016, Best American Essays, Houghton-Mifflin, 2016
- Poem, "year of the hitachi snake," nominated for a Best of the Net Award, Best of the Net / The Account, 2016
- 2016 Recipient, Hedgebrook Writers in Residence Program, Whidbey Island, Washington, Hedgebrook Writers in Residence Program, 2016
- Poem, "hulk smash," nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Prize / Sugar House Review, 2015
- Poem, "year of the hitachi snake," nominated for Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Prize / The Account, 2015
- South Dakota State Poet Laureate, 2015-2019, State of South Dakota, 2015
- 2015 Recipient, Bunnell Arts Center Artist's Residency, Homer, Alaska, Bunnell Arts Center, 2014
- 2015 Recipient, Willapa Bay AiR Artist's Residency, Oysterville, Washington, Willapa Bay AiR, 2014
- Poem, "tsunami goes to canada," nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Pushcart Prize / Sugar House Review, 2013
- Essay, "Poem as Mirror Box: Mirror Neurons, Phantom Limbs, and Poems of Loss and Elegy," named as a Notable Essay, Best American Essays 2013, Best American Essays, Houghton-Mifflin, 2013
- Finalist, Lindquist & Vellum Prize for Poetry, 2012
- 2011-2012 Recipient, Banff Centre Literary Arts Self-Directed Residency, The Banff Centre for the Arts, 2011
- 2011 South Dakota Arts Council Artist Fellowship Grant, South Dakota Arts Council, 2011
- 2010 Recipient, Monsignor James M. Doyle Humanities Teaching Award, University of South Dakota College of Arts & Sciences, 2010
- Finalist, 2009 Audre Lourde Award for Lesbian Poetry, The Publishing Triangle, 2010
- Poem, "Annealing," nominated for a 2009 Pushcart Prize, diode Magazine, 2010
- Poem, "Antimacassar," Selected for a 2009 Pushcart Prize Nomination, North American Review, 2010
- Poem, "Sleepless Graffiti," nominated for a 2009 Dzanc Best of the Web Award, Anti-, 2010
- Poem, "The Violin Thief," Selected for a 2009 Pushcart Prize, Barn Owl Review, 2010
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Mary Rogers Field and Marion Field-McKenna Distinguished University Professor in Creative Writing Chair Poetry Reading. Presented at the Mary Rogers Field and Marion Field-McKenna Distinguished University Professor in Creative Writing Chair Poetry Reading, Greencastle, IN. (April 27, 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the 2021 Patricia Dobler Poetry Award Reading, Pittsburgh, PA. (April 08, 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Poetry Reading. Presented at the 30 Poets in 30 Days, Lincoln, NE. (April 03, 2022)
- , Panel Moderator, Presentation and Panel Discussion, "Wanting a Seat at the Table Without Being Eaten Alive: The Elusivity of Success" . Presented at the Associated Writing Programs 2022 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (March 25, 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Poetry Reading. Presented at the The Writers' Place Reading Series, Kansas City, MO. (March 18, 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Mary Rogers Field and Marion Field-McKenna Distinguished University Professor in Creative Writing Chair Craft Talk. Presented at the Mary Rogers Field and Marion Field-McKenna Distinguished University Professor in Creative Writing Chair Craft Talk, Greencastle, IN. (February 23, 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Poetry Reading with. Yusef Komunyakaa. Presented at the Carlow University Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, January 2-9, 2022, Pittsburgh, PA. (January 06, 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee A., Craft Talk and Workshops. Presented at the Carlow University Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, January 2-9, 2022, Pittsburgh, PA. (January 2022)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Classroom Visit, and Book Signing. Presented at the University of North Carolina-Asheville Visiting Writer Series, Asheville, NC, USA. (October 27, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading with Jordan Stempleman. Presented at the Top City Poetry Reading Series, Topeka, KS, USA (via Zoom). (October 01, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Reading. Presented at the John R. Milton Writers' Conference, Vermillion, SD. (September 17, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Keynote Poetry Reading and Workshops. Presented at the Wind River Writers' Retreat at National Bighorn Sheep Center, Dubois, WY, USA. (August 08, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska M.F.A. in Writing Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE, USA (via Zoom). (July 16, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Discussion. Presented at the makeSPACE Author Talk Series, Spearfish, SD, USA (via Zoom). (April 13, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Discussion. Presented at the DePauw University Visiting Writer Series, Greencastle, IN, USA. (March 10, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Moderation, Presentation, and Discussion: "Difficult Muses and Damaged Gods: On Writing Birthed from Darkness". Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Virtual Conference. (March 05, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading with Joseph Bathanti and Darla Himeles. Presented at the Vaser Cat/Laser Cat Reading Series, Pittsburgh, PA (via Zoom). (February 20, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading with Jim Peterson. Presented at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Reading Series, Omaha, NE, USA (via Zoom). (February 02, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Classroom Visit. Presented at the Sweet Briar College Reading Series, Sweet Briar, VA, USA (via Zoom). (February 01, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the Carlow University M.F.A. in Writing Winter Residency, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (via Zoom). (January 02, 2021)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the South Dakota in Poems Anthology Release Celebration, South Dakota, USA (via Zoom). (November 12, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Dakota State University Reading Series, Madison, SD, USA. (October 29, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Hybrid Identities and Hybrid Poetics: A Talk and Poetry Reading". Presented at the 65th Annual Harrington Lecture, Vermillion, SD, USA. (October 21, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading with Richard Blanco and Sheila Carter-Jones. Presented at the Raising Our Voices Reading Series at Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (October 15, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the From the Dakotas to the Bay: A Poetry Reading, San Francisco, CA, USA. (August 02, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Keynote Speech, Poetry Reading, and Workshops. Presented at the Chatham MFA Summer Community of Writers Residency, Pittsburgh, PA. (June 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Visits. Presented at the Marshall University Reading Series, Marshall, WV. (April 16, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Poetry Reading. Presented at the Great Plains Writers' Conference, Brookings, SD. (April 04, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Reading Series, Omaha, NE, USA. (February 26, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Visits. Presented at the Nilsen Visiting Writer Series, Cape Girardeau, MO, USA. (February 10, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the Carlow University M.F.A. in Writing Winter Residency, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (January 12, 2020)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing by Lee Ann Roripaugh and Indigo Moor. Presented at the Smith College Readers Series, Northhampton, MA, USA. (November 19, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing by Natanya Pulley and Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the University of South Dakota Visiting Writers Reading Series, Vermillion, SD, USA. (October 31, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Readings and Book Signings by Lee Ann Roripaugh and Indigo Moor. Presented at the South Dakota Festival of the Book, Deadwood, SD, USA. (October 02, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Reading and Book Signing with Lee Ann Roripaugh and Meagan Cass. Presented at the River Styx Reading Series, St. Louis, MO, USA. (September 16, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Craft Talk, and Book Signing by Lee Ann Roripaugh and Indigo Moor. Presented at the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series / Signal Poetry Festival, Ames, IA, USA. (September 13, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading by SDCTE Author of the Year Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the South Dakota Council of Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Spearfish, SD, USA. (September 06, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Radio Interview and Poetry Reading on "In the Moment: Brown Bag Book Club with Christine Stewart and Lee Ann Roripaugh". Presented at the In the Moment with Lori Walsh (May 15, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Radio Interview and Poetry Reading on Out of Our Minds Radio Show, with Rachelle Escamilla. Presented at the Out of Our Minds Radio Show with Rachelle Escamilla (May 08, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Reading and Book Signing with Su Hwang and Alex Lemon. Presented at the 4th Annual Poetry Month Party and Reading, Minneapolis, MN. (April 24, 2019)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Keynote Reading, Book Signing, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the "Writing About Ecology and Place": A Creative Writing and Education Conference, Cedar City, UT, USA. (September 13, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Word Betrayals: South Dakota Poet Laureate Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the "This Place, These Words: South Dakota Books" on Dakota Life, Television Segment. (September 06, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Craft Talk, and Q&A. Presented at the Brush Creek Artist's Residency Program, Saratoga, WY, USA. (August 13, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading by South Dakota Poet Laureate Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the South Dakota State Arts Conference, Sioux Falls, SD, USA. (May 05, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Poetry Asylum Reading Series, Minneapolis, MN, USA. (April 14, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Q&A. Presented at the MOTIONPOEMS Minneapolis Premiere, Minneapolis, MN, USA. (April 13, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading by South Dakota Poet Laureate Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the Black Hills State University Reading Series, Spearfish, SD, USA. (April 09, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading by South Dakota Poet Laureate Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the Dakota Wesleyan University Reading Series, Mitchell, SD, USA. (March 20, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the Carlow University M.F.A. in Writing Winter Residency, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (January 11, 2018)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading by South Dakota Poet Laureate Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the Madison Arts Area Council Presentation Series, Madison, SD, USA. (October 04, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading by South Dakota Poet Laureate Lee Ann Roripaugh. Presented at the South Dakota Libraries Association Conference, Chamberlain, SD, USA. (September 29, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Craft Talk and Book Signings. Presented at the South Dakota Festival of the Book, Deadwood, SD, USA. (September 23, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the Women's International Studies Center Presentation Series, Santa Fe, NM, USA. (July 25, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Multicultural Poetry and Poetics". Presented at the University of Nebraska M.F.A. in Writing Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE, USA. (July 16, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Vermillion, SD. (April 01, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the Governor's Awards in the Arts, Pierre, SD, USA. (February 15, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry and CNF Reading, "Milkweed Editions Author Panel". Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA. (February 11, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Astrophil Press and South Dakota Review, Offsite Event, Associated Writing Programs Conference, Washington, DC, February 8-11, 2017.. Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA. (February 11, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Presentation, and Discussion: "Literary Hybrids: Transgressing the Traditional" . Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA. (February 11, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Moderation, Presentation, and Discussion: "Triggered Writing/Creative Warnings: Trauma and Trigger Warnings in Creative Writing Classrooms and Communities". Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA. (February 10, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, More Fairness for Adjuncts in Higher Ed, Offsite Event, Associated Writing Programs Conference, Washington, DC, February 8-11, 2017.. Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA. (February 10, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska M.F.A. in Writing Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE, USA. (January 03, 2017)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the John R. Milton Writers' Conference, Vermillion, SD. (October 28, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Radio Interview and Poetry Reading on "Dakota Midday with Lori Walsh," South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Presented at the Dakota Midday with Lori Walsh (October 13, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Workshops, and Individual Mentoring Sessiions. Presented at the Hill City Area Writers Workshop, Hill City, South Dakota, USA. (October 09, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Talk, and Book Signings. Presented at the South Dakota Festival of the Book, Brookings, SD, USA. (September 24, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska M.F.A. in Writing Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE, USA. (July 15, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the InKY Reading Series, Louisville, KY, USA. (April 08, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing at The Account Offsite Event. Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (April 03, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Presentation and Discussion: "Shattered Quiet: Women Writers on the Truths and Consequences of Breaking Silence and Writing the Unspoken". Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (April 02, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Moderation, Presentation, and Discussion: "Concentration Camps, USA: A Critical and Artistic Retrospective of Literatures of World War II Internment and Detention". Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (March 31, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing at the Political Punch Anthology Book Launch Off-Site Event. Presented at the Associated Writing Programs Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (March 31, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Visits. Presented at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Writer's Workshop Reading Series, Omaha, NE, USA. (March 28, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee Ann, Poetry Reading and Comments. Presented at the Opening Reception, Folger Library's Shakespeare's First Folio Exhibit, Vermillion, SD, USA. (March 09, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Workshop Sessions. Presented at the Douglas Anderson Writers' Festival, Jacksonville, FL, USA. (March 05, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing. Presented at the Briar Cliff University Visiting Writer Series, Sioux City, IA, USA. (February 16, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Conversations in Contemporary Poetry and Poetics". Presented at the University of Nebraska M.F.A. in Writing Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE, USA. (January 04, 2016)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing. Presented at the Arts Night, Watertown, SD. (December 10, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing. Presented at the South Dakota State Historical Society Book Club, Pierre, SD. (November 16, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Introducing! Reading Series, Omaha, NE. (November 05, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Panel Presentations. Presented at the Marshall Festival, Marshall, MN. (October 24, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the NECC Reading Series, Norfolk, NE. (October 14, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Visit. Presented at the The New Writing Series, Orono, ME. (October 01, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Poetry Readings, Book Signings, and Workshops. Presented at the South Dakota Festival of the Book, Deadwood, SD. (September 26, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Classroom Visit, and Book Signing. Presented at the A Writer Reads Reading Series, Aberdeen, SD. (September 18, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing. Presented at the Presentation College Author Appearance, Aberdeen, SD. (September 17, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Radio Interview and Poetry Reading on "Dakota Midday with Gary Ellenbolt," South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Presented at the Dakota Midday with Gary Ellenbolt (July 20, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (July 19, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Memoirist Lori Horvitz. Presented at the Magers & Quinn Booksellers Author Readings, Minneapolis, MN. (June 18, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Memoirist Lori Horvitz. Presented at the A Room of One's Own Bookstore Author Readings, Madison, WI. (June 16, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Memoirist Lori Horvitz. Presented at the Women and Children First Bookstore Author Readings, Chicago, IL. (June 12, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Imaginary Gardens Reading Series, Omaha, NE. (May 19, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Artist's Residency, Community Workshops, and Poetry Readings. Presented at the Bunnell Street Arts Center Artist's Residency, Homer, AK. (April 30, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion: "New Poetry from the Midwest". Presented at the AWP Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (April 11, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion: "Poetry of the Plains, High Desert, and Prairie". Presented at the AWP Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (April 10, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing, New Poetry from the Midwest Anthology Launch Party Offsite Event. Presented at the AWP Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (April 09, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Artist's Residency and Poetry Reading. Presented at the Willapa Bay AiR Artist's Residency, Oysterville, WA. (March 31, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Talk, and Book Signing. Presented at the Welcome to Boog City 8.5 Poetry Festival, New York, NY. (February 15, 2015)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (December 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the USD Visiting Writers' Reading Series, Vermillion, SD. (November 07, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Podcast Interview and Poetry Reading. Presented at the Out of Our Minds Podcast, Hosted by J.P. Dancing Bear (October 29, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Class Meetings, and Book Signing. Presented at the Columbia College Chicago Reading Series, Chicago, IL. (October 08, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Radio Interview and Poetry Reading. Presented at the Words on a Wire Radio Show, Hosted by Daniel Chacon (October 05, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the What's New in Poetry Reading Series, Atlanta, GA. (October 02, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Podcast Interview and Poetry Reading. Presented at the Radio Free Albion Podcast, Hosted by Tony Trigilio (September 29, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Lark Readings at Studio Grand, Oakland, CA. (September 13, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing, Vermillion Public Library., Vermillion, SD. (September 03, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (July 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Midcoast Reading Series, Milwaukee, WI. (April 28, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the AWP Conference, 2014, Off-Site Event, Queertopia 2: A Celebration of LGBTQ Literature and Writers, Seattle, WA. (February 28, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the AWP Conference, 2014, Off-Site Event, Milkweed Editions 34th Anniversary Reading, Seattle, WA. (February 27, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "South Dakota Review: a 50th-Anniversary Reading and Celebration". Presented at the AWP Conference, 2014, Panel Session, Seattle, WA. (February 27, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the AWP Conference, 2014, Off-Site Event, Birds of a Feather Reading, Seattle, WA. (February 26, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the KGB Bar and NYU Reading Series, New York, NY. (January 28, 2014)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (December 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Readings and Criti/Creative Presentations. Presented at the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, Milwaukee, WI. (November 07, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Headliner Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the John R. Milton Writers' Conference, Vermillion, SD. (October 31, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Criti/Creative Presentation. Presented at the &Now Festival for New Writing, Boulder, CO. (September 26, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Headliner Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the South Dakota Arts Equinox, Pierre, SD. (September 16, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Observable Reading Series, St. Louis, MO. (September 09, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (July 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Headliner Reading, Book Signings, and Workshop/Mentorship Sessions. Presented at the Kundiman Writer's Retreat for Asian American Writers, New York, NY. (June 18, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Headliner Reading, Book Signings, and Panel Presentations. Presented at the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference, Homer, AK. (June 14, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the STAIN of Poetry Reading Series, New York, NY. (May 31, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Headliner Reading, Book Signings, and Panel Presentations. Presented at the Little Grassy Literary Festival, Carbondale, IL. (April 10, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Visits. Presented at the Augustana College Reading Series, Sioux Falls, SD. (April 02, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Presentation: "Against the Hawking of Books: Reflections on Lewis Hyde's The Gift" . Presented at the AWP Conference, 2013, Boston, MA. (March 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the AWP Conference, 2013, Off-Site Event, Boston, MA. (March 01, 2013)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (December 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Fiction Reading. Presented at the Vermillion Literary Project November Poetry Slam, Vermillion, SD. (November 29, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading for Women in the Arts Night. Presented at the University of South Dakota Women's Research Conference, 2012, Vermillion, SD. (October 18, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading and Book Signings. Presented at the South Dakota Festival of the Book, 2012, Sioux Falls, SD. (September 28, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Strange Machine Reading Series, Omaha, NE. (July 22, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Writing Workshops and Book Signing. Presented at the North Dakota Writing Project Summer Residency, Fargo, ND. (July 18, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the No Tell Motel Reading Series, Reston, VA. (July 08, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center Writing Residency. Presented at the Artist's Residency and Poetry Reading, Nebraska City, NE. (July 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry/Fiction Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (July 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Banff Centre Literary Residency. Presented at the Self-Directed Artist's Residency, Banff, AB, Canada. (June 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the 2012 Great Poetry Read, Minneapolis, MN. (April 21, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Taproom Reading Series, Lawrence, KS. (April 16, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Headliner Reading, Book Signings, and Panel Presentations. Presented at the University of North Dakota 2012 Writers' Conference ("Humanimal"), Grand Forks, ND. (March 28, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Undressing the Poem". Presented at the Split this Rock Conference, 2012, Washington, D.C.. (March 23, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Honoring the Sandhill Crane Migration Literary Retreat and Festival, 2010, Kearney, NE. (March 20, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Rivering". Presented at the AWP Conference, 2012, Chicago, IL. (March 02, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the AWP Conference, 2012, Off-Site Event, Columbia College. (March 01, 2012)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (December 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Montana Poet Laureate Sheryl Noethe. Presented at the 2011 Helena Festival of the Book, Helena, MT. (November 12, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Acting as Lesbians in The L-Word". Presented at the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, St. Louis, MO. (November 04, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the SIU-Edwardsville Reading Series, Edwardsville, IL. (November 03, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the 2011 John R. Milton Writers' Conference, Vermillion, SD. (October 28, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the 2011 Western Literature Association Conference, Missoula, MT. (October 06, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Lectures. Presented at the LCCC 2011 Literary Connection Event, Cheyenne, WY. (October 01, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Emory University What's New in Poetry Reading Series, Atlanta, GA. (September 15, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (July 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Boog City Small Press Reading Series, New York, NY. (May 23, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Workshops. Presented at the WyoPoets Conference, Casper, WY. (April 23, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the University of Kansas Reading Series, Lawrence, KS. (April 18, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Missouri Valley Reading Series, Omaha, NE. (April 14, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Briar Cliff University Reading Series, Sioux City, IA. (April 06, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Honoring the Sandhill Crane Migration Literary Retreat and Festival, 2010, Kearney, NE. (March 31, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the 2011 USD Women's Studies Conference, Vermillion, SD. (March 24, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the No Limits! Women's and Gender Studies Conference, Kearney, NE. (March 04, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the AWP Conference, 2011, Off-Site Event, Affinity Lab, Washington D.C.. (February 04, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Poem as Mirror Box: Mirror Neurons, Emotions, Phantom Limbs, and Poems of Loss and Elegy" . Presented at the AWP Conference, 2011, Washington, D.C.. (February 03, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, "Two Anecdotes, and Ten Provocations". Presented at the AWP Conference, 2011, Washington, D.C.. (February 03, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the VLP Poetry Slam, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. (January 27, 2011)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Winter Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (December 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Visits. Presented at the SDSU Visiting Writer Series, Brookings, SD. (November 17, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Craft Talk, Radio Interview, Book Signing and Community Outreach. Presented at the Good Thunder Reading Series, Mankato, MN. (November 11, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Appearance. Presented at the Morningside College Visiting Writer Event, Sioux City, IA. (November 04, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Marshall Festival, 2010, Marshall, MN. (October 28, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Classroom Appearances. Presented at the Randolph College Visiting Writer Series, Lynchburg, VA. (October 06, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Idiolexicon Reading Series, San Francisco, CA. (September 23, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading, Lecture, and Workshops. Presented at the University of Nebraska Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, Summer Residency, Nebraska City, NE. (July 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Author Poetry Reading, Book Signing, and Workshops. Presented at the Wyoming Writers' Conference, Cody, WY. (June 05, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Presentation, "Women Writing the West". Presented at the AWP Conference, 2010, Denver, CO. (April 08, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the SIU-Carbondale Visiting Writer Series, Carbondale, IL. (March 25, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the Honoring the Sandhill Crane Migration Literary Retreat and Festival, 2010, Kearney, NE. (March 22, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading in Collaboration with a Performance by the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. Presented at the An Evening of Poetry and Music, Vermillion, SD. (March 04, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, and Wolfe, Susan J., "Postmodern Anxiety: Androids and Cyborgs in the Whedonverse". Presented at the Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, 2010, Albuquerque, NM. (February 13, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading. Presented at the Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, 2010, Albuquerque, NM. (February 11, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Panel Presentation, "Western Identity Revisited". Presented at the AWP Conference, 2010, Denver, CO. (February 09, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the P3: Poets and Painters Collaborative, 2010, Sioux Falls, SD. (January 30, 2010)
- Roripaugh, Lee, Featured Poetry Reading and Book Signing. Presented at the VLP January, 2010 Slam, Vermillion, SD. (January 28, 2010)
- Wolfe, Susan, Roripaugh, Lee, and Huse-Wika, Courtney, The Post-human as Simulacrum in Dollhouse. Presented at the Midwest Modern Language Association, St. Louis, MO. (November 12, 2009)
- Wolfe, Susan, and Roripaugh, Lee, Serenity is Only a Name: Technology and Frontier in Joss Whedon's Firefly. Presented at the John R. Milton Writers Conference, Vermillion, SD. (October 2009)