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Young, Gary Eugene was born on September 8, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Son of Claude Eugene Young and Jeanne Ewing.
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The Dream of a Moral Life
(Poetry. In his wonderful new book Gary Young speaks in th...)
Poetry. In his wonderful new book Gary Young speaks in the confidential tones of someone alone with language, unconcerned with the figure he cuts in the reader's eyes and intent instead on bringing to life, with clarity and grace, the labors and loves that tie him to the world. Whether about picking mushrooms, building a chimney, facing up to pain, or planning a family, these sincere, unaffected poems emerge as labors of love in which work and imagination, grief and desire, body and soul are, for once, inseparable.
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No Other Life
(In lean poems, trimmed of all extraneous words and yet fu...)
In lean poems, trimmed of all extraneous words and yet full of unsettling details, Gary Young exposes our collective tragedies. From national crime news to his mother’s suicide, he brings the narrative style of a storyteller to descriptions of pain and loss. Winner of the Poetry Society of America's 2003 William Carlos Williams award, No Other Life brings together in one volume the three books of Young's trilogy: Days, Braver Deeds, and If He Had.
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The Dream of a Moral Life 1st edition by Young, Gary (1990) Paperback
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Braver Deeds: Poems (Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize)
(Winner, 1998 Peregrine Smith Poetry Competition Humane an...)
Winner, 1998 Peregrine Smith Poetry Competition Humane and devoid of self-pity, Gary Young's prose poems in BRAVER DEEDS eloquently remind us it is our response or reaction to tragedy that is the true measure of our self-worth. "Like a modern-day realist's morality tales, these poems are backed by a moral purpose as compelling and dramatic as it is instructive and wise." --Sherod Santos
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Gary Eugene Young
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Gary Eugene Young, American editor, poet. Recipient Pushcart prize in poetry, 1999, Poetry prize Peregrine Smith Books, 1999, William Carlos Williams award, 2003, Shelley Memorial award Poetry Society America, 2009; fellow National Endowment Arts, 1981, 2003, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1986. Member Academy American Poets, Poetry Society of America, Fresno Poetry Association, Jackalope Society.
Education
Bachelor, University California Santa Cruz, 1973. Master of Fine Arts, University California Irvine, 1975.
Career
Editor Greenhouse Review Press, Santa Cruz, since 1973. Lecturer University California, since 2005.
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Braver Deeds: Poems (Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize)
(Winner, 1998 Peregrine Smith Poetry Competition Humane an...)
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No Other Life
(In lean poems, trimmed of all extraneous words and yet fu...)
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The Dream of a Moral Life
(Poetry. In his wonderful new book Gary Young speaks in th...)
- No Other Life / Days, Braver Deeds, If He Had
- The Dream of a Moral Life 1st edition by Young, Gary (1990) Paperback
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Braver Deeds: Poems (Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize)
Membership
Member Academy American Poets, Poetry Society of America, Fresno Poetry Association, Jackalope Society.
Connections
Married Margaret Orenstein, April 19, 1986. Children: Jake Gordon, Cooper Gene.
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American
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1973
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1975
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1973
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2005
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Recipient Pushcart prize in poetry, 1999, Poetry prize Peregrine Smith Books, 1999, William Carlos Williams award, 2003, Shelley Memorial award Poetry Society America, 2009. Fellow National Endowment Arts, 1981, 2003, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1986.Recipient Pushcart prize in poetry, 1999, Poetry prize Peregrine Smith Books, 1999, William Carlos Williams award, 2003, Shelley Memorial award Poetry Society America, 2009. Fellow National Endowment Arts, 1981, 2003, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1986.