Dan Gerber
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Dan Gerber (born 1940[1] in western Michigan, United States) is an American poet.
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[edit] Biography
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]
His work has appeared in Narrative Magazine.[5]
[edit] Awards and honors
- Michigan Author Award (1992) [3]
- Poem My Father's Fields included in The Best American Poetry 1999 [6]
- Trying to Catch the Horses received the Gold Award in the 2000 Book of the Year Awards by ForeWord magazine.[6]
- Mark Twain Award for distinguished contributions to Midwestern literature (2001) [6]
[edit] Works
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[edit] Poetry
- 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)
[edit] Novels
- A Voice from the River (1990)
- Out of Control (1974)
- American Atlas (1973)
[edit] Short Stories
- Grass Fires (1987)
[edit] Nonfiction
- A Second Life: A Collected Nonfiction (2001)
- Indy: The World’s Fastest Carnival Ride (1977)
[edit] References
- ^ "Dan Gerber : The Poetry Foundation : Find Poems and Poets. Discover Poetry". The Poetry Foundation. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=2470. 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. http://msupress.msu.edu/bookTemplate.php?bookID=2268. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ a b "Michigan Writers Collection: Dan Gerber". Lib.msu.edu. 2003-01-02. http://www.lib.msu.edu/services/spec_coll/writer/MWCDanGerber.html. Retrieved 2009-11-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Key West Literary Seminar | 2010 | DanGerber". Kwls.org. http://www.kwls.org/lit/2010/bio.cfm?auth_id=201. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ http://www.narrativemagazine.com/authors/dan-gerber
- ^ a b c Dan Gerber. "Michigan State University Press : Dan Gerber". Msupress.msu.edu. http://msupress.msu.edu/authorbio.php?authorID=22. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
