Gerald Costanzo

Poet

Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania US

Author's Bio

Gerald Costanzo was educated at Harvard and Johns Hopkins, and has been a professor at Carnegie Mellon University since 1970. He founded Carnegie Mellon University Press and its Poetry Series, and has written and edited ten books of poetry.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Twelve Women (editor) (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2014)
,
American Poetry: The Next Generation (editor with Jim Daniels) (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2000)
,
The Devins Award Anthology of Poetry (editor) (University of Missouri Press, 1998)
Books:
Great Disguise (Aan, 2000)
,
Nobody Lives on Arthur Godfrey Boulevard (BOA Editions, Ltd., 1993)
Prizes won: 

The Devins Award for Poetry;
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Portland
Raised in: 
Portland, OR
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Last update: Oct 13, 2016