- Amy Gerstler
Amy Gerstler (born in 1956) is an American
poet . Her books of poetry include "Ghost Girl" (2004); "Medicine" (2000) - finalist for the Phi Beta Kappa Poetry Award; "Crown of Weeds" (1997); "Nerve Storm" (1995); "Bitter Angel" (1990) - winner of the 1991National Book Critics Circle Award and "The True Bride" (1986).She is graduate of
Pitzer College and holds an M.F.A. fromBennington College , where she now teaches in the Bennington Writing Seminars program.She is also the author of art reviews, book reviews, fiction, and various journal articles. She has also collaborated with visual artists, including
Alexis Smith , and her writing has been published in numerous exhibition catalogs.A resident of
Los Angeles , Gerstler also teaches atArt Center College of Design inPasadena, California , and has taught at theUniversity of California at Irvine, theUniversity of Southern California , and elsewhere.She is married to artist and author
Benjamin Weissman .ources
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