Amy Gerstler (born 1956) is an American poet. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as the

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. She is now a professor in th
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University of California, Irvine
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in Pasadena, California and the

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's Master of Professional Writing Program. Gerstler was editor of the 2010 edition of the anthology ''

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''. She is also the author of art reviews, book reviews, fiction, and occasional journalistic essays. She has collaborated with visual artists, including Alexis Smith, and her writing has been published in numerous exhibition catalogs. Her books of poetry include ''Medicine'' - finalist for the Phi Beta Kappa Poetry Award, and ''Bitter Angel'' (1990) - winner of the 1990

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Works

* ''Index of Women'' New York: Penguin Books, 2021. *''Scattered at Sea,'' New York : Penguin Books, 2015. 014312689X, OCLC 892458622 *''Dearest Creature,'' New York : Penguin Books, 2009. , * ''Ghost Girl'' New York : Penguin Books, 2004. , * ''Medicine'' New York : Penguin, 2000. , * ''Crown of Weeds'' New York : Penguin Books, 1997. , * ''Nerve Storm'' New York : Penguin Books, 1993. , * ''Bitter Angel'' Pittsburgh, Pa. Carnegie Mellon University Press 1997. , * ''The True Bride'' Santa Monica : Lapis Press, 1986. , * ''White marriage ; & Recovery'', Los Angeles, Calif. : Illuminati, 1984. ,

References

External links

Amy Gerstler, poets.org
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