Sheryl St. Germain
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | writer/teacher |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsvlvania, United States |
| Introduction | Sheryl St. Germain's most recent book of poetry is Let it Be Dark Roux: New and Selected Poems from Autumn House Press. She has also published a memoir about growing up in Louisiana called Swamp Songs: the Making of an Unruly Woman, University of Utah Press. She was born and raised in New Orleans and currently directs the MFA program at Chatham University where she teaches both poetry and creative nonfiction. She is married to the Dutch photographer Teake Zuidema (www.teakezuidema.com) , and has one son, Gray, who lives in Denton, Texas. See more at www.sherylstgemain.com |
| Interests | nature writing, poetry, memoir, Atchafalaya Basin, jazz, New Orleans, Cajun culture, South Louisiana music, food and culture, video games, tarot |
| Favorite music | Stan Getz, Dr. John, Gilberto, Joni Mitchell, Uncle Tupelo |
| Favorite books | Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera; A Home at the End of the World, Michael Cunningham; Being Dead, Jim Crace,Selected Poems, Pablo Neruda; Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams; Ariel, Sylvia Plath |