Bøger af Dan Gerber

This is the fourthGerber poetry book published by Copper Canyon Gerber’s work hasappeared in many popular national publications, including The New Yorker;Poetry; Playboy; Sports Illustrated; and The NationBorn and raised inMichigan, Gerber retains strong ties to the Midwest, winning the Mark TwainAward for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature, a MichiganAuthors Award, and the Society of MidlandAuthors awardGerber’sfiction was brought back into print, and his nonfiction collected in book form,through Michigan State University PressAs apoet, Gerber is known especially for his ability to offer consolation and grace through aestheticcontemplation, epiphanies in nature, and deep recollection of memories.Gerber is the onlyAmerican poet who also had a career as a race-car driver and was honored with alimited-edition replica of his car, a1966 Shelby Mustang. (As of January 2022,you could find one on Ebay for about $250.)Gerber is an ordainedZen priest.

Zen-like attention¿to nature and the human heart¿is the through-line in Particles, the life-work of a rare American poet.