Steve Sanfield

Steven Sanfield (born August 3, 1937 – January 28, 2015) was an American poet, children's book author, and Freedom Rider.[1][2] He published over 30 books during his lifetime.[3] The University of California Davis library holds a collection of his writings.[4]

Steve Sanfield
Born(1937-08-03)August 3, 1937
DiedJanuary 28, 2015(2015-01-28) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
GenrePoetry, children's literature

Biography

He earned a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

He took part in the Los Angeles to Houston Freedom Ride.

Bibliography

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

References
  1. "Obituary of Steve Sanfield". The Union. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Steve Sanfield". Poetry Foundation. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. Kellar, Liz. "'The Right Place': Poet Steve Sanfield to read at North Columbia Schoolhouse". www.theunion.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Steve Sanfield Papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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