Dan Gerber

Career

Gerber received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Michigan State University in 1962. As part of his journalist profession, Gerber made extensive travels, primarily to Africa. He has served as writer-in-residence at Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University.

Gerber's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series. His work has appeared in Narrative Magazine. His most recent book of poetry, Sailing through Cassiopeia was published in 2012 by Copper Canyon Press.

Achievements

• Michigan Author Award (1992) Poem My Father's Fields included in The Best American Poetry 1999 Trying to Catch the Horses received the Gold Award in the 2000 Book of the Year Awards by ForeWord magazine. Mark Twain Award for distinguished contributions to Midwestern literature (2001).

Works

• Other Work

  • "The Rain Poured Down". "Doing Nothing"

  • "Christmas Eve 1944". "A Star at Dawn, a Bubble in a Stream", Birthdays of PoetsPoetry Sailing through Cassiopeia (Copper Canyon Press, 2012) A Primer on Parallel Lives (Copper Canyon Press, 2007) Trying to Catch the Horses (1999) A Last 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)Grass Fires (1987)A Second Life: A Collected Nonfiction (2001)Indy: The World�s Fastest Carnival Ride (1977).