This is the fourth
Gerber poetry book published by Copper Canyon Gerber's work has
appeared in many popular national publications, including The New Yorker,
Poetry, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and The NationBorn and raised in
Michigan, Gerber retains strong ties to the Midwest, winning the Mark Twain
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature, a Michigan
Authors Award, and the Society of Midland
Authors awardGerber's
fiction was brought back into print, and his nonfiction collected in book form,
through Michigan State University PressAs a
poet, Gerber is known especially for his ability to offer consolation and grace through aesthetic
contemplation, epiphanies in nature, and deep recollection of memories.Gerber is the only
American poet who also had a career as a race-car driver and was honored with a
limited-edition replica of his car, a1966 Shelby Mustang. (As of January 2022,
you could find one on Ebay for about $250.)Gerber is an ordained
Zen priest.