Mary Susan Gast
Born(1945-10-27)October 27, 1945
Benton Harbor, Michigan
OccupationPoet laureate of Benicia, California
Alma materChicago Theological Seminary[1]
SpouseRoger Dean Straw
Website
marysusangast.com

Mary Susan Gast (born 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is the eighth Poet laureate of Benicia, California.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She is a graduate of Michigan State University and Chicago Theological Seminary.[1] She edits a poetry column for the Benicia Herald entitled "Going the Distance."[1]

Works

Books

  • That We May All (Finally!) be One : Covenant, Hospitality, and the Expanding Identity of the United Church of Christ The Pilgrim Press. 2016. ISBN 9780829820317

Anthologies (Editor)

  • Yearning to Breathe Free: A Community Journal of 2020 Benicia Literary Arts. 2020. ISBN 9781735499925

Anthologies (Contributor)

  • Light and Shadow Benicia Literary Arts. 2018. ISBN 9780970373762
  • Sign of the Times Benicia Literary Arts. 2012. ISBN 9781885852564

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Benicia Public Library announces 2020-2022 Poet Laureate". Benicia Herald. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Friedman, Richard (21 January 2021). "Benicia school seizes poet laureate's wisdom". Vallejo Times-Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ↑ McCourt, Sean (13 April 2022). "Poetry in Motion". The Vacaville Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Week Ahead: Talk with Solano poets goes virtual". Fairfield Daily Republic. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Maginnis-Honey, Amy (18 April 2021). "Solano poets to share words of hope, encouragement at virtual How Poetry Heals event". Fairfield Daily Republic. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Freedman, Richard (8 April 2021). "Always Something to Celebrate". Vallejo Times Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Antonne, Suzanne (10 April 2022). "AAUW sponsors public zoom reading Living on Earth". patch.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.


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