© Council for Wisconsin Writers 2013 Council for Wisconsin Writers Council for Wisconsin Writers Richard Swanson Richard Swanson CWW is an invaluable anchor for the rich literary culture of this state, reflecting its vast diversity and creative communities. CWW: Board Member Email: rwswanson@tds.net Website: NA Hometown: Madison Richard spends time in the summer at a cabin in Muscoda, Wisconsin. Author of two full-length collections of poetry - Men in the Nude in Socks, 2006 Posner Award winner, and Not Quite Eden, 2010 (both by Fireweed Press) - his work is known for wit and word-play. Currently Swanson is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets and a frequent reviewer of poetry books for "Verse Wisconsin." He taught English at Madison Area Technical College during his working life.