Mary Susan Gast Explained
| Mary Susan Gast |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| Occupation: | Poet laureate of Benicia, California |
| Alma Mater: | Chicago Theological Seminary |
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| Spouse: | Roger Dean Straw |
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Mary Susan Gast (born 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is the eighth Poet laureate of Benicia, California.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] She is a graduate of Michigan State University and Chicago Theological Seminary. She edits a poetry column for the Benicia Herald entitled "Going the Distance."
Works
Books
- That We May All (Finally!) be One : Covenant, Hospitality, and the Expanding Identity of the United Church of Christ The Pilgrim Press. 2016.
Anthologies (Editor)
- Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2020.
Anthologies (Contributor)
- Light and Shadow Benicia Literary Arts. 2018.
- Sign of the Times Benicia Literary Arts. 2012.
See also
Notes and References
- News: Benicia Public Library announces 2020-2022 Poet Laureate . 23 July 2022 . Benicia Herald . 1 October 2020.
- News: Friedman . Richard . Benicia school seizes poet laureate's wisdom . 23 July 2022 . Vallejo Times-Herald . 21 January 2021.
- News: McCourt . Sean . Poetry in Motion . 23 July 2022 . The Vacaville Reporter . 13 April 2022.
- News: The Week Ahead: Talk with Solano poets goes virtual . 23 July 2022 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 19 April 2021.
- News: Maginnis-Honey . Amy . Solano poets to share words of hope, encouragement at virtual How Poetry Heals event . 23 July 2022 . Fairfield Daily Republic . 18 April 2021.
- News: Freedman . Richard . Always Something to Celebrate . 23 July 2022 . Vallejo Times Herald . 8 April 2021.
- News: Antonne . Suzanne . AAUW sponsors public zoom reading Living on Earth . 23 July 2022 . patch.com . 10 April 2022.
