Steve Sanfield Explained
| Steve Sanfield |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1937 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Genre: | Poetry, children's literature |
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Steven Sanfield (born August 3, 1937 – January 28, 2015) was an American poet, children's book author, and Freedom Rider.[1] [2] He published over 30 books during his lifetime.[3] The University of California Davis library holds a collection of his writings.[4]
Biography
He earned a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
He took part in the Los Angeles to Houston Freedom Ride.
Bibliography
Poetry
- Wandering (1977)
- The Confounding (1980)
- Chasing the Cranes with Dale Pendell (1986)
- American Zen: by a guy who tried it (1994)
- No Other Business Here: a Haiku Correspondence with John Brandi (1999)
- The Rain Begins Below: Selected Slightly Longer Poems 1961-2005 (2005)
- The Right Place: 77 at 77 (2014)
- Clouds Come and Go (2015)
Children's books
- Adventures of High John the Conqueror (1988)
- Snow (1995)
- Bit by Bit (1995)
- The Great Turtle Drive (1996), illustrated by Dirk Zimmer
- Just Rewards (1996), illustrated by Emily Lisker
External links
Notes and References
- News: Obituary of Steve Sanfield . 12 August 2020 . The Union.
- Web site: Steve Sanfield . Poetry Foundation . 12 August 2020 . en . 12 August 2020.
- News: Kellar . Liz . 'The Right Place': Poet Steve Sanfield to read at North Columbia Schoolhouse . 13 August 2020 . www.theunion.com.
- Web site: Steve Sanfield Papers . oac.cdlib.org . 13 August 2020.
