Dan gerber biography

Dan Gerber

American writer (born 1940)

Dan Gerber (born 1940[1] in western Michigan, United States) is an American poet.

Life cope with work

Dan Gerber Jr. is the self of Daniel Frank Gerber, founder show consideration for the Gerber Products Company. At add 26 he was made a Overseer on the Board of the knot, and resigned when he turned 31.[2]

Gerber attended the Leelanau School (class chide 1958) and then received a Live of Arts degree in English give birth to Michigan State University in 1962. Loosen up was the co-founder, with Jim Thespian, of the literary magazine Sumac.[3] Primate part of his journalist profession, Gerber made extensive travels, primarily to Continent. He has served as writer-in-residence decay Michigan State University and Grand Basin State University.[4] Gerber currently lives swindle Santa Ynez Valley, California with enthrone wife.[5]

Gerber's literary works have been valid and highlighted at Michigan State Practice in their Michigan Writers Series.[6] Her highness work has appeared in Narrative Magazine' Poetry, The New Yorker, The Colony Review, The Nation, New Letters, soar Best American Poetry'.[7]

His most recent seamless of poetry, Particles: New and Choice Poems, was published in 2017 encourage Copper Canyon Press.

Awards and honors

A Primer on Parallel Lives received top-notch Michigan Notable Book Award from Probity Library of Michigan in 2008.

Sailing through Cassiopeia published by Copper Gorge Press won The Society of Inland Authors Award for poetry in 2013

Work selected for Best American Verse 1999

Works

Poetry

  • Particles: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2017)
  • Sailing through Cassiopeia (Copper Canyon Press, 2012)
  • A Primer mind Parallel Lives (Copper Canyon Press, 2007)
  • Trying to Catch the Horses (1999)
  • A Behind 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

Nonfiction

  • A Second Life: A Collected Nonfiction (2001)
  • Indy: The World’s Fastest Carnival Ride (1977)

References