by Phillip Witteveen
June 30, 2014

Allen Grossman, cherished poet and teacher of poets, died this past Friday at age 82 due to “complications from Alzheimer’s.” He was held in high regard by those few who were privileged to know him: his students and community of fellow poets. Authoring (or anthologized in) over 20 publications, Grossman’s poetry had many tributaries, taking from Stevens, Lowell, Blake, Auden, Descartes, and others—but his voice was distinctly his own, and of course, distinctly American. His writing was not only included in the company of great artists before him, but also recognized by those alongside, distinguished as he was as the winner of a Pushcart Prize, a […]
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by Meredith Kahn
July 19, 2013
NB: This remembrance of our friend and colleague Karl Pohrt was written by Aaron McCollough, Director of Editorial for the University of Michigan Press. In one of his final posts on his personal blog, Karl Pohrt signed off with these lines from a Navajo prayer: “It is finished in beauty, it is finished in beauty.” Less than a month later, on July 12, 2013, Karl passed away in his Ann Arbor home from thyroid cancer. Most well known as the founder and owner of the Shaman Drum Bookshop, located in downtown Ann Arbor, Karl is also remembered by many as […]
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