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Veröffentlicht am 24. Juni 2014 von lyrikzeitung
Stephen Berg, 79, of Philadelphia, an acclaimed poet, teacher, and editor and the driving force behind the American Poetry Review, died Thursday, June 12, at Pennsylvania Hospital.
(…) In 1972, Mr. Berg founded with several friends the American Poetry Review, a widely read poetry magazine published in Philadelphia. He remained an editor until his death.
He defined the magazine’s mission – to make contemporary poetry „a more public and accessible art,“ the journal’s staff wrote on its website.
„He loved poetry and felt that so many times, it was an elitist thing,“ said his friend Linda Richardson, who serves on the magazine’s board of directors. „Anything that could help everyday people enjoy poetry was important to Steve. He also wanted to give a voice to the many, many poets out there that are writing and struggling.“
Long immersed in examination of self, the world around him, and the life of the writer, Mr. Berg was a prolific publisher. His collections of poetry include The Daughters (1971), Grief (1975), In It (1986), New & Selected Poems (1992), Shaving (1998), and 58 Poems(2013). / Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com
Kategorie: Englisch, USASchlagworte: Bonnie L. Cook, Stephen Berg
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