Mary Susan Gast
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Mary Susan Gast | |
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| Born | October 27, 1945 Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| Occupation | Poet laureate of Benicia, California |
| Alma mater | Chicago Theological Seminary[1] |
| Spouse | Roger Dean Straw |
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Mary Susan Gast (born 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is the eighth Poet laureate of Benicia, California.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She is a graduate of Michigan State University and Chicago Theological Seminary.[1] She edits a poetry column for the Benicia Herald entitled "Going the Distance."[1]
Works
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[edit]- That We May All (Finally!) be One : Covenant, Hospitality, and the Expanding Identity of the United Church of Christ The Pilgrim Press. 2016. ISBN 9780829820317
Anthologies (Editor)
[edit]- Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2020. ISBN 9781735499925
Anthologies (Contributor)
[edit]- Light and Shadow Benicia Literary Arts. 2018. ISBN 9780970373762
- Sign of the Times Benicia Literary Arts. 2012. ISBN 9781885852564
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Benicia Public Library announces 2020-2022 Poet Laureate". Benicia Herald. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Friedman, Richard (21 January 2021). "Benicia school seizes poet laureate's wisdom". Vallejo Times-Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ McCourt, Sean (13 April 2022). "Poetry in Motion". The Vacaville Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "The Week Ahead: Talk with Solano poets goes virtual". Fairfield Daily Republic. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Maginnis-Honey, Amy (18 April 2021). "Solano poets to share words of hope, encouragement at virtual How Poetry Heals event". Fairfield Daily Republic. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Freedman, Richard (8 April 2021). "Always Something to Celebrate". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Antonne, Suzanne (10 April 2022). "AAUW sponsors public zoom reading Living on Earth". patch.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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