About Gerald Stern
Gerald Daniel Stern was an American poet, essayist, and educator. The author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays, he taught literature and creative writing at Temple University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Raritan Valley Community College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. From 2009 until his death, he was a distinguished poet-in-residence and faculty member of Drew University's graduate program for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in poetry.
Notable works:
Lucky life
Awards:
National Book Award|Robert Frost Medal|Guggenheim Fellowship|National Book Award for Poetry|Wallace Stevens Award|PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award|National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship|Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
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