Steven Sanfield
Steven Sanfield (born August 3, 1937 – January 28, 2015) was an American poet, children's book author, and Freedom Rider. He published over 30 books during his lifetime. The University of California Davis library holds a collection of his writings.
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Steven Sanfield
- Name
- Steve Sanfield
- Born
- 3 August 1937
- Died
- 28 January 2015
- Education
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet
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Steven Sanfield (born August 3, 1937 – January 28, 2015) was an American poet, children's book author, and Freedom Rider. He published over 30 books during his lifetime. The University of California Davis library holds a collection of his writings.
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• Name — Steve Sanfield • Born — 3 August 1937 • Died — 28 January 2015 • Education — University of Massachusetts, Amherst • Genre — Poetry, children's literature
Biography
Biography
He earned a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He took part in the Los Angeles to Houston Freedom Ride.
Poetry
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
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