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.
Phebe Davidson Sally Buckner Essay Stella Vinitchi Radulescu Jonathan Greene Thomas P. Feeny Bill Knott Robert Bly Jack Hirschman Spanish Emöke Z. B’Racz Lyn Lifshin Janice Moore Fuller Michael Harper Eugenio Montale Newton Smith Patricia Smith Gaylord Brewer Review Simon Perchik Marilyn Kallet Luke Hankins Patrick Bizzaro Ron Rash Dede Wilson Lee Ann Brown William Matthews Keith Flynn Gearóid Mac Lochlainn Russian Emmanuel Moses Jonathan Williams Al Maginnes Jeffery Beam Ryan G. Van Cleave J. W. Bonner Hungarian Marilyn Hacker Thomas Rain Crowe Kathryn Stripling Byer R. T. Smith Quincy Troupe Robert Creeley Rene Char Welsh