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Bart Edelman:
A Poetic Personality

by Michael Harnett, English Division  


photo of Bart Edelman

An expressive art such as poetry is bound to reflect the author’s personality, and this is the case with GCC’s own Professor of English Bart Edelman. If you know Bart already, you know that he is congenial, observant, witty, and expressive. We can see these qualities in his poems as well, which have become an integral part of Bart’s work here. Of course, these characteristics have embodied Bart’s teaching in his composition and poetry classes since 1975.

            Over the last ten years, Bart has expanded his sphere of influence to include the realm of published poems, both in anthologies and in books of his own. He says that he works on his poetry daily, adhering to a well-disciplined routine that he fits into his busy schedule.

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