Poems for Jerry: A Tribute to Gerald Stern - signed by Stern
Pittsburgh: Caliban Book Shop, 2015. First Printing. Wraps. 8vo, pictorial wraps, fine copy in mylar dust jacket. 66 pp. Limited to 650 copies, this one signed on the title page by Stern, who passed away in early 2023. A celebration of Stern in honor of his 90th birthday. Stern is considered one of the greatest American poets of the last 50 years. He grew up in Pittsburgh and maintained lifelong connections to the city and its poets, many of whom were his closest friends. This book features several poems by Stern plus works in appreciation or homage to Stern from his friends, peers, students and fellow Pittsburghers: Ed Ochester, Anne Marie Macari, Peter Oresick, Judith Vollmer, Toi Derricote, Maggie Anderson, Lynn Emanuel, Jan Beatty, Michael Wurster, Rosaly Roffman, Jean Valentine, Ross Gay, Matthew Dickman, Michael Waters, Jan Heller Levi, Maurice Kilwein Guevara, Dorianne Laux, Nicholas Samaras, Darla Himeles, Marisa Frasca, Frank Correnti, Kevin Rippin, Frank Lehner, John Repp, Jane McCafferty, Ellen McGrath Smith, Lori Jakiela, Bob Pajich, Scott Silsbe, Dave Newman, and Jimmy Cvetic. Fine / fine. Item #H29642
ISBN: 9781517334796
Price: $20.00