Dan Gerber
Dan Gerber (born 1940[1] in western Michigan, United States) is an American poet.
Life and work
Gerber received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Michigan State University in 1962. He was the co-founder, with Jim Harrison, of the literary magazine Sumac.[2] As part of his journalist profession, Gerber made extensive travels, primarily to Africa. He has served as writer-in-residence at Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University.[3] Gerber currently lives in Santa Ynez Valley, California with his wife.[4]
Gerber's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[5] His work has appeared in Narrative Magazine' Poetry, The New Yorker,The Massachusetts Review, The Nation, New Letters, and Best American Poetry'.[6]
His most recent book of poetry, Particles: New and Selected Poems [7], was published in 2017 by Copper Canyon Press.
Awards and honors
- Michigan Author Award (1992) [3]
- Poem My Father's Fields included in The Best American Poetry 1999 [8]
- Trying to Catch the Horses received the Gold Award in the 2000 Book of the Year Awards by ForeWord magazine.[8]
- Mark Twain Award for distinguished contributions to Midwestern literature (2001) [8]
A Primer on Parallel Lives [9]received a Michigan Notable Book Award from The Library of Michigan in 2008.
Sailing through Cassiopeia [10] published by Copper Canyon Press won The Society of Midland Authors Award for poetry in 2013
Work selected for Best American Poetry 1999
Works
Poetry
- Particles: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2012)
- Sailing through Cassiopeia (Copper Canyon Press, 2012)
- A Primer on Parallel Lives (Copper Canyon Press, 2007)
- Trying to Catch the Horses (1999)
- A Last Bridge Home: New and Selected Poems (1992)
- Snow on the Backs of Animals (1986)
- The Chinese Poems (1978)
- Departure (1973)
- The Revenant (1971)
Novels
- A Voice from the River (1990)
- Out of Control (1974)
- American Atlas (1973)
Short Stories
- Grass Fires (1987)
Nonfiction
- A Second Life: A Collected Nonfiction (2001)
- Indy: The World’s Fastest Carnival Ride (1977)
References
- ↑ "Dan Gerber : The Poetry Foundation : Find Poems and Poets. Discover Poetry". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "Michigan State University Press | Sumac Reader, a Limited Numbered Edition, Signed by Jim Harrison, Dan Gerber, and Joseph Bednarik | Joseph Bednarik". Msupress.msu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- 1 2 "Michigan Writers Collection: Dan Gerber". Lib.msu.edu. 2003-01-02. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "Key West Literary Seminar | 2010 | DanGerber". Kwls.org. Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "Michigan Writers Series". Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ↑ http://www.narrativemagazine.com/authors/dan-gerber
- ↑ https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg={0EEC31A0-4E7B-4B45-BC99-C111929F0833}
- 1 2 3 Dan Gerber. "Michigan State University Press : Dan Gerber". Msupress.msu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg={06D5A055-6C86-42A4-BD55-8079C854F56D}
- ↑ https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg={8FB5517E-5BAE-4FFB-964A-9936FD8215A6}