Background
Hiemstra, Marvin Roy was born on July 27, 1939 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of Martin Jess and Henrietta Catherine Hiemstra.
humorist Literary consultant poet
Hiemstra, Marvin Roy was born on July 27, 1939 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of Martin Jess and Henrietta Catherine Hiemstra.
Bachelor with honors, State University Iowa, 1962. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1966.
Poet, humorist, since 1967. Literature consultant, San Francisco, since 1967. Book arts consultant Juniper Von Phitzer Press, San Francisco, since 1975.
Editor: Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review, since 2003.
Member Poetry Society of America, Academy American Poets, The Dramatists Guild, Inc., Mutual Broadcasting System International (Distinguished Book award 1990).