Jerry Estrin
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Jerry Estrin was a U.S. poet and magazine editor
born in Los Angeles, California
. Estrin was founder and editor of the magazines "Vanishing Cab" and "Art and Con".
Estrin received a B.A.
in Russian History and Sociology from UCLA in the sixties, an M.A.
in English from San Francisco State University
in the seventies and an M.A. in Literacy Education from UC Berkeley in 1992. He was married to the poet Laura Moriarty
.
Jerry Estrin died in his sleep on June 22, 1993. At the time of his death he had apparently been suffering from pancreatic cancer
. Prior to his death, Estrin organized a public reading of his book Rome, A Mobile Home. Scheduled for June 27, 1993 in Berkeley, California, the event became a group reading and memorial for Estrin instead.
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
born in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Estrin was founder and editor of the magazines "Vanishing Cab" and "Art and Con".
Estrin received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Russian History and Sociology from UCLA in the sixties, an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in English from San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
in the seventies and an M.A. in Literacy Education from UC Berkeley in 1992. He was married to the poet Laura Moriarty
Laura Moriarty
-Life and work:Moriarty was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, grew up on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and has lived in Northern California since 1966. She attended Sacramento State University and the University of California at Berkeley in the 70s...
.
Jerry Estrin died in his sleep on June 22, 1993. At the time of his death he had apparently been suffering from pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. Prior to his death, Estrin organized a public reading of his book Rome, A Mobile Home. Scheduled for June 27, 1993 in Berkeley, California, the event became a group reading and memorial for Estrin instead.
Selected bibliography
- A Book of Gestures (Somber Reptiles, 1980)
- In Motion Speaking (Chance Additions, 1986)
- Cold Heaven (Zasterle Press, 1990)
- Rome, A Mobile Home (Roof Books, 1993)
External links
- from "Exorcise Your Monkey" excerpt from Estrin’s “Exorcise Your Monkey” article from The Difficulties (Ron Silliman issue)
- Silliman's Blog: Thursday - December 29, 2005 U.S. poet Ron SillimanRon SillimanRon Silliman is an American poet. He has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He is often associated with language poetry. Between 1979 and 2004, Silliman wrote a single poem, The Alphabet...
responds to the poetry and poetics of Estrin, one of his students at San Francisco State University. - Rome, A Mobile Home available here, complete and on-line in HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
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