Photo of Roy E. Peterson in Vietnam
LTC Roy E. Peterson, US Army Military Intelligence and Russian Foreign Area Officer (Retired) has published more than 6,000 poems in 87 of his 110 books. He has been an Army Attaché in Moscow, Commander of INF Portal Monitoring in Votkinsk, first US Foreign Commercial Officer in Vladivostok, Russia and Regional Manager in the Russian Far East for IBM. He holds a BA, Hardin-Simmons University (Political Science); MA, University of Arizona (Political Science); MA, University of Southern California (Int. Relations) and MBA University of Phoenix. He taught at the University of Arizona, Western New Mexico University, University of Maryland, Travel University and the University of Phoenix.
Roy Peterson is a poet, songwriter, and award-winning bass voice singer.
Some of his many published works can be found here. His full list of publications and credentials can be viewed here.
Read his poetry published by the Society of Classical Poets here.







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