Dan Gerber
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Dan Gerber (born 1940[1] in western Michigan, United States) is an American poet.
Dan Gerber Jr. is the son of Daniel Frank Gerber, founder of the Gerber Products Company. At age 26 he was made a Director on the Board of the company, and resigned when he turned 31.[2]
Gerber attended the Leelanau School (class of 1958) and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Michigan State University in 1962. He was the co-founder, with Jim Harrison, of the literary magazine Sumac.[3] As part of his journalist profession, Gerber made extensive travels, primarily to Africa. He has served as writer-in-residence at Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University.[4] Gerber currently lives in Santa Ynez Valley, California with his wife and son.[5]
Gerber's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[6] His work has appeared in Narrative Magazine' Poetry, The New Yorker, The Massachusetts Review, The Nation, New Letters, and Best American Poetry'.[7]
His most recent book of poetry, Particles: New and Selected Poems, was published in 2017 by Copper Canyon Press.
