Gerald Stern is author of fifteen books of poetry. His awards include the Lamont Poetry Prize, a National Book Award, the Wallace Stevens Award, and the Ruth Lilly Prize for lifetime Achievement.

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Born in Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1925, Stern himself had no mentors. A child of immigrant parents, he grew up in a home without books and studied philosophy and political science in college. His first book, which he published at age 48, earned him instant critical acclaim. His fifteen books of poetry include Lucky Life, the 1977 Academy of American Poets Lamont Poetry Selection, This Time: New and Selected Poems, winner of the 1998 National Book Award, and, most recently American Sonnets.

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[Left: American Sonnets by Gerald Stern]
 

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Biography

Biography in Context
Includes entry from Contemporary Authors Online 2010, Contemporary Poets 2001, and The Writers Directory 2011, and more. Also includes academic journal and magazine articles.

Online Texts

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