Jerry Estrin (May 6, 1947 – June 22, 1993) was a U.S. poet and magazine editor born in

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. Estrin was founder and editor of the magazines "Vanishing Cab" and "Art and Con". Estrin received a

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in Russian History and Sociology from

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in the sixties, an

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in English from

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in the seventies and an M.A. in Literacy Education from

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in 1992. He was married to the poet Laura Moriarty. Jerry Estrin died in his sleep on June 22, 1993. At the time of his death he was suffering from adrenal cancer. Prior to his death, Estrin organized a public reading of his book ''Rome, A Mobile Home''. Scheduled for June 27, 1993 in Berkeley, California, the event became a group reading and memorial for Estrin instead. A Tonalist Notes: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Selected bibliography

*''A Book of Gestures'' (Somber Reptiles, 1980) *''In Motion Speaking'' (Chance Additions, 1986) *''Cold Heaven'' (Zasterle Press, 1990) *''Rome, A Mobile Home'' (Roof Books, 1993)

External links

excerpt from Estrin's "Exorcise Your Monkey" article from ''The Difficulties'' (Ron Silliman issue)

U.S. poet

Ron Silliman Ron Silliman (born August 5, 1946) is an American poet. He has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He is often associated with language poetry. Between 1979 and 2004, Silliman wr ...

responds to the poetry and poetics of Estrin, one of his students at San Francisco State University.
Rome, A Mobile Home
available here, complete and on-line in

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References

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