Gerald Stern (1925—2022), the author of nineteen volumes of poetry, was awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among many other honors.

"Stern is one of those rare poetic souls who makes it almost impossible to remember what our world was like before his poetry came to exalt it."

Gerald Stern (1925—2022), the author of nineteen volumes of poetry, was awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among many other honors.

"Stern is one of those rare poetic souls who makes it almost impossible to remember what our world was like before his poetry came to exalt it."

Gerald Stern (1925—2022), the author of nineteen volumes of poetry, was awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among many other honors.

"Stern is one of those rare poetic souls who makes it almost impossible to remember what our world was like before his poetry came to exalt it."