Merida Faculty - January 2009: Forrest Gander
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Born in the Mojave Desert in Barstow, California, Forrest Gander grew up in Virginia and spent significant periods in San Francisco, Dolores Hidalgo (Mexico), and Eureka Springs, Arkansas before moving to Rhode Island.
Forrest Gander is the author of numerous books of poetry, including:
Eye Against Eye, New Directions (2005)
Sound of Summer Running, (2005) with photographs by Ron Meeks
The Blue Rock Collection, Salt Editions (England and U.S.) (2004, 2005) with drawings by Rikki Ducournet
Twelve X 12, (2003) with art by Tjibbe Hooghiemstra
Torn Awake, New Directions (2001)
Science & Steepleflower, New Directions (1998)
Deeds of Utmost Kindness, Wesleyan University Press (1994)
Lynchburg, University of Pittsurgh Press (1993)
Eggplants & Lotus Root, (1991)
Rush To The Lake, Alice James Books (1988)
Books by Forrest Gander translated to other languages:
Forrest's poems appear in many literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad, and have been translated into half a dozen languages.
Zumba el Transcurrir: Poemas Escojidos, Mexico
Arrancado del Sueno), Mexico
Traduciendo a Sáenz y Otros Poemas, Chile
Twelve X 12:00, The Netherlands
A new Novel:
As a Friend, New Directions (2008)
Essays:
A Faithful Existence: Reading, Memory and Transcendance, Shoemaker and Hoard (2005)
Books translated by Forrest Gander:
Eye Against Eye, New Directions (2005)
Sound of Summer Running, (2005) with photographs by Ron Meeks
The Blue Rock Collection, Salt Editions (England and U.S.) (2004, 2005) with drawings by Rikki Ducournet
Twelve X 12, (2003) with art by Tjibbe Hooghiemstra
Torn Awake, New Directions (2001)
Science & Steepleflower, New Directions (1998)
Deeds of Utmost Kindness, Wesleyan University Press (1994)
Lynchburg, University of Pittsurgh Press (1993)
Eggplants & Lotus Root, (1991)
Rush To The Lake, Alice James Books (1988)
Books by Forrest Gander translated to other languages:
Forrest's poems appear in many literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad, and have been translated into half a dozen languages.
Zumba el Transcurrir: Poemas Escojidos, Mexico
Arrancado del Sueno), Mexico
Traduciendo a Sáenz y Otros Poemas, Chile
Twelve X 12:00, The Netherlands
A new Novel:
As a Friend, New Directions (2008)
Essays:
A Faithful Existence: Reading, Memory and Transcendance, Shoemaker and Hoard (2005)
Books translated by Forrest Gander:
Firefly Under the Tongue: Selected Poems of Coral Bracho, New Directions (2008)
No Shelter: Selected Poems of Pura López-Colomé, Graywolf Press (2002)
The Night, Princeton University Press (2007) by Bolivian poet Jaime Sáenz, with Kent Johnson
Immanent Visitor: Selected Poems of Jaime Sáenz (University of California, 2002), with Kent Johnson
Forrest has received two Gertrude Stein Awards for Innovative North American Poetry (1993, 1997), a Guggenheim Fellowship and National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, awards from The Howard Foundation (2005) and The Whiting Foundation 'Writer's Award' (1997), a Pushcart Prize, a Pen Translation Fund Award in 2004, the Jessica Nobel Maxwell Memorial Award (from American Poetry Review) (1998),
Forrest Gander holds degrees in both English literature and geology. He previously was Director of the Graduate Program of Literary Arts at Brown University, Briggs-Copeland Poet at Harvard University, Visiting Professor at the Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, Visiting Profsesor at The Burren School of Art in Ireland and Professor of English Literature at Providence College.
Mr. Gander is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Brown University. He teaches courses on EcoPoetics, phenomenology and poetics, Asian-American poetries, Poetry/World/Mind, Latin American Poetry Live and Translation Theory & Practice.
“Forrest Gander is a Southern poet of a relatively hard kind, a restlessly experimental writer . . . . Be ready for a ride.”— Robert Hass
“Gander is a poet of tremendous richness. His lines are not only sharp, they radiate another essential ingredient of poetry: play.” —John Olson
No Shelter: Selected Poems of Pura López-Colomé, Graywolf Press (2002)
The Night, Princeton University Press (2007) by Bolivian poet Jaime Sáenz, with Kent Johnson
Immanent Visitor: Selected Poems of Jaime Sáenz (University of California, 2002), with Kent Johnson
Forrest has received two Gertrude Stein Awards for Innovative North American Poetry (1993, 1997), a Guggenheim Fellowship and National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, awards from The Howard Foundation (2005) and The Whiting Foundation 'Writer's Award' (1997), a Pushcart Prize, a Pen Translation Fund Award in 2004, the Jessica Nobel Maxwell Memorial Award (from American Poetry Review) (1998),
Forrest Gander holds degrees in both English literature and geology. He previously was Director of the Graduate Program of Literary Arts at Brown University, Briggs-Copeland Poet at Harvard University, Visiting Professor at the Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, Visiting Profsesor at The Burren School of Art in Ireland and Professor of English Literature at Providence College.
Mr. Gander is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Brown University. He teaches courses on EcoPoetics, phenomenology and poetics, Asian-American poetries, Poetry/World/Mind, Latin American Poetry Live and Translation Theory & Practice.
“Forrest Gander is a Southern poet of a relatively hard kind, a restlessly experimental writer . . . . Be ready for a ride.”— Robert Hass
“Gander is a poet of tremendous richness. His lines are not only sharp, they radiate another essential ingredient of poetry: play.” —John Olson
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