Dan Gerber (born 1940[1] in westernMichigan,United States) is an Americanpoet.
Dan Gerber Jr. is the son of Daniel Frank Gerber, founder of theGerber 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 theLeelanau School (class of 1958) and then received aBachelor of Arts degree inEnglish fromMichigan State University in 1962. He was the co-founder, withJim Harrison, of the literary magazineSumac.[3]As part of his journalist profession, Gerber made extensive travels, primarily toAfrica. He has served as writer-in-residence atMichigan State University andGrand Valley State University.[4] Gerber currently lives inSanta 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 inNarrative 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 byCopper Canyon Press.
A Primer on Parallel Lives received a Michigan Notable Book Award from The Library of Michigan in 2008.
Sailing through Cassiopeia published by Copper Canyon Press won The Society of Midland Authors Award for poetry in 2013
Work selected for Best American Poetry 1999
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