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Rodd Whelpley shares his journey with poetry | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Beatrice Bonner

Published September 22, 2023 at 9:29 AM CDT

Rodd Whelpley is an author and poet from Chatham, Ill. He also manages an electric efficiency program for 32 cities across Illinois. He spoke to Community Voices about what led him to poetry, his inspiration and his first full length collection of poetry "Blood Moon, Backyard Mountain."