Robert Hershon
Robert Hershon, born and raised in Brooklyn, is a poet and the author of thirteen books.
Life
He has published thirteen books of poetry. Most recently, "Goldfish and Rose" (2013);Into the Punch Line: Poems 1984-1994 (1994), The German Lunatic (2000), and Calls from the Outside World (2006). His work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest, the World, Michigan Quarterly, Ploughshares,[1] and The Nation, among many others.[2]
He is also the recipient of various awards, including two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. He worked as the executive director of the Print Center and is a co-editor of Hanging Loose Press and Hanging Loose magazine in Brooklyn, NY. He has edited various collections, including Smart Like Me and Shooting the Rat, collections of High School writing.[3][4]
He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife Donna Brook. He has two grown children, Elizabeth and Jed.
Bibliography
- Into a Punchline: Poems 1984-1994. Hanging Loose Press (1994)
- The German Lunatic. Hanging Loose Press (2000)
- Calls from the Outside World. Hanging Loose Press (2006)
- "Goldfish and Rose," Hanging Loose Press (2013)
References
- ↑ http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?authorID=1991
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=3108
- ↑ http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/Robert-Hershon
- ↑ Calls from the Outside World by Robert Hershon. Hanging Loose Press: Brooklyn, NY 2006
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