Steven Cramer

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Steven Cramer
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Born (1953-07-24) July 24, 1953 (age 70)
Orange, New Jersey
OccupationProfessor/Poet
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater Antioch College;
University of Iowa
GenrePoetry
Notable worksGoodbye to the Orchard (2004), Clangings (2012), Listen (2020), Departures from Rilke (2023)
Notable awardsNational Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council

Steven Cramer (born July 24, 1953 Orange, New Jersey) is an American poet.

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Life

He graduated from Antioch College, and University of Iowa. [1]

He taught at Bennington College, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tufts University. He teaches at Lesley University. [2] [3]

His work appeared in Antioch Review , [4] The Atlantic Monthly , The Nation , The New Republic , The Paris Review , [5] Partisan Review , Poetry , Triquarterly, and New England Review .

Family

He lives with his wife, Hilary, in Lexington, Massachusetts. [6]

Awards

Works

Reviews

Anthologies

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References

  1. McIntire, Dennis; Centre, International Biographical (2001-01-01). International Who's who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopaedia . International Biographical Centre. ISBN   9780948875595.
  2. "Steven Cramer | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. "Steven Cramer - Lesley University". www.lesley.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. Kingsley, John Donald (1977-01-01). Antioch review.
  5. "The Paris Review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  6. "TARPAULIN SKY POETRY: Steven Cramer, "Maurice"". www.tarpaulinsky.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  7. Lisa C. Krueger (October 10, 2013). "Clangings by Steven Cramer". Poets’ Quarterly. In the madness is method. Immersion in the loose, musical associations and musings of this book renders a lightness, a sense that one could emerge from life's craziness intact, even whole.
  8. Nina McLaughlin (November 5, 2020). "Listen by Steven Cramer". The Boston Globe. In his sixth collection of poetry, Steven Cramer, founder of the Lesley University MFA program, looks at and through the fogs of memory and depression. In Listen (MadHat), Cramer tries to distill a 'bedlam of thought.' He is, by turns, matter of fact, nailing the sometimes-funny sometimes-sad absurdity of the world. . . [a]nd warmly sensual.