The End of Michelangelo

This is the fourth Gerber poetry book published by Copper Canyon Gerber’s work has appeared in many popular national publications, including The New Yorker; Poetry; Playboy; Sports Illustrated; and The NationBorn and raised in Michigan, Gerber retains strong ties to the Midwest, winning the Mark Twain Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature, a Michigan Authors Award, and the Society of Midland Authors awardGerber’s fiction was brought back into print, and his nonfiction collected in book form, through Michigan State University PressAs a poet, Gerber is known especially for his ability to offer consolation and grace through aesthetic contemplation, epiphanies in nature, and deep recollection of memories.Gerber is the only American poet who also had a career as a race-car driver and was honored with a limited-edition replica of his car, a1966 Shelby Mustang. (As of January 2022, you could find one on Ebay for about $250.)Gerber is an ordained Zen priest.