The Man Who Saved My Life
The world knew Gerald Stern as “one of the country’s most loved and respected poets.” I knew him as the man who saved my life.
By Michael Judge
“It happens to the best of us.” That’s what Gerald Stern would have said upon news of his own death, if, somehow, miraculously, he had outlived himself.
And, like all great poets, he has.
Jerry, as he was known to his family, friends, and students—including me—…
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