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| Gerald Stern | |
|---|---|
 Gerald Stern at the Miami Book Fair International in 2011 | |
| Born |
22 February 1925 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | poet, essayist, educator |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Pittsburgh (BA) Columbia University (MA) University of Paris |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Miller (m.1952, divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Anne Marie Macari |
| Children | 2, Rachael, David |
Gerald Stern (born February 22, 1925) is an American poet, essayist and educator. He is the author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays. Stern has taught literature and creative writing at Temple University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Raritan Valley Community College, and Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Since 2009, Stern has been distinguished poet-in-residence and a member of the faculty of Drew University's graduate programme for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in poetry. In 2000, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman appointed Stern as the state's first poet laureate.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Author Page: Gerald Stern > W. W. Norton
- Biography: Academy of American Poets > Gerald Stern
- Still Burning - A short documentary film about Gerald Stern
- Griffin Poetry Prize biography
- Audio: Gerald Stern reads three poems from his Early Collected Poems, 1965 - 1992
- Griffin Poetry Prize reading, including video clip
- Poems & Bio: Blackbird: An Online Journal of Literature and the Arts > Gerald Stern Feature
- Interview: The Jewish Week > May 13, 2009 > Late-Blooming Poet by Eric Herschthal
- Poem: A Little Poetry > Featured Poet: Grapefruit by Gerald Stern
- About Gerald Stern: IdentityTheory.com > February 2009 > Our Father > An essay by Christian Bauman that closes with thoughts on Gerald Stern's poem "Dancing" and provides behind-the-scenes views of Bauman's relationships with Stern and author Chris Hedges and of the writing of Hedges's "What Every Person Should Know About War"
- Poems: german / english in poetenladen (poetshop)
- Gerald Stern Papers [1](Gerald Stern Papers, 1920s-2007, SC.2007.04, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh)
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