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Jason Shinder

1955 – 2008

American writer

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About Jason Shinder

Lived 1955 – 2008 (aged 52–53). Jason Shinder was a poet.

Jason Shinder (1955–2008) was an American poet who authored three books and founded the YMCA National Writer's Voice. His last book, Stupid Hope (Graywolf Press, 2009), was released posthumously.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1955 and graduated from Skidmore College in 1978. He published his first literary work in 1993, with the release of Every Room We Ever Slept In, which became a New York Public Library Notable Book. He went on to author Among Women and Uncertain Hours. He also edited numerous anthologies, including The Poem That Changed America: "Howl" Fifty Years Later (2006) and The Poem I Turn To: Actors and Directors Present Poetry That Inspires Them (2008).

Shinder died in April 2008. He had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia. "Cancer is a tremendous opportunity," he said, philosophically, "to have your face pressed right up against the glass of your mortality." In his brief poem "Company," he writes:

I've been avoiding my illness

because I'm afraid

I will die and when I do,

I'll end up alone again.

Published works Full-length Poetry Collections Stupid Hope (Graywolf Press, 2009) Among Women (Graywolf Press, 2001) Every Room We Ever Slept In (Sheep Meadow Press, 1993)

Chapbooks Uncertain Hours'' (Arrowsmith Press, 2006)

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Important facts

Born
1955, New York City
Birth century
Died
2008
Occupation
Employers
The New School
Awards
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

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People whose lives overlapped Jason Shinder's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jason Shinder?

American writer (1955–2008)

When was Jason Shinder born?

Jason Shinder was born in 1955 in New York City.

When did Jason Shinder die?

Jason Shinder died in 2008.

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Jason Shinder was a poet.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jason Shinder

· Wikidata: Q15453102

· DBpedia: Jason Shinder

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