Simon Perchik was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1923 and made his living as an attorney in New York. Since 1964 he has published eighteen books of poetry, including The Gandolf Poems (White Pine Press, 1987), Letters To The Dead (St. Andrews, 1993), and Hands Collected (Pavement Saw Press, 2000), which brought together his first sixteen books in one volume. His latest collection is The Autochthon Poems (Split/Shift, 2001). His work has been praised by writers as diverse as Paul Blackburn, Charles Olson, James Tate, and David Ignatow; and has appeared in many esteemed journals, including Poetry, The Partisan Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Nation, The Colorado Review, and The New Yorker. He resides in East Hampton, New York.
Keith Flynn William Matthews Thomas P. Feeny Marilyn Kallet Jonathan Williams Dede Wilson Marilyn Hacker Hungarian Gaylord Brewer J. W. Bonner Simon Perchik Essay Jack Hirschman Quincy Troupe Welsh Ryan G. Van Cleave Robert Bly Jonathan Greene Patricia Smith Emöke Z. B’Racz Patrick Bizzaro Bill Knott Lee Ann Brown Newton Smith Stella Vinitchi Radulescu Michael Harper Rene Char Janice Moore Fuller Gearóid Mac Lochlainn Russian Thomas Rain Crowe Robert Creeley R. T. Smith Ron Rash Lyn Lifshin Eugenio Montale Sally Buckner Luke Hankins Phebe Davidson Kathryn Stripling Byer Al Maginnes Emmanuel Moses Review Spanish Jeffery Beam