Gerald Costanzo
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Gerald Costanzo is an American poet
and publisher.
Since 1970, Costanzo has been on the faculty of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
. He has published more than three hundred poems, articles about poetry, and literary essays, as well as his own poetry collections and four edited anthologies.
He has been the recipient of National Endowment for the Arts
Creative Writing Fellowships, Pushcart Prize
s, a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Writing Fellowship, and an Editorial Fellowship from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines.
He founded both Carnegie Mellon University Press
(as Three Rivers Press in 1972) and Three Rivers Poetry Journal (in 1973). He has directed the Press, a leading publisher of contemporary poetry, for more than 35 years. Costanzo is a graduate of Harvard University
and of The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and publisher.
Since 1970, Costanzo has been on the faculty of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He has published more than three hundred poems, articles about poetry, and literary essays, as well as his own poetry collections and four edited anthologies.
He has been the recipient of National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Creative Writing Fellowships, Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
s, a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is an agency serving the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Established in 1966, its mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state." Each year...
Writing Fellowship, and an Editorial Fellowship from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines.
He founded both Carnegie Mellon University Press
Carnegie Mellon University Press
Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.It is headquartered within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and...
(as Three Rivers Press in 1972) and Three Rivers Poetry Journal (in 1973). He has directed the Press, a leading publisher of contemporary poetry, for more than 35 years. Costanzo is a graduate of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and of The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
.
Works
- Badlands: First Poems, poetry (Denver: Copper Canyon Press, 1973)
- In the Aviary, poetry (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1974)
- Wage the Improbable Happiness, poetry (Cleveland: Bits Press, 1982)
- Three Rivers, Ten Years: An Anthology of Poems from Three Rivers Poetry Journal , poetry anthology (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1983)
- Nobody Lives on Arthur Godfrey Boulevard, poetry (Brockport: BOA Editions, 1992)
- The Laps of the Bridesmaids , poetry (Cleveland: Bits Press, 1992)
- The Carnegie Mellon Anthology of Poetry, (co-editor), a poetry anthology (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1993)
- The Devins Award Poetry anthology , poetry anthology (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1998)
- American Poetry: The Next Generation, (co-editor), a poetry anthology (Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2000)