Born 1941, Philadelphia, PA. Wrote first poem age 10. Lived in France for two years after college; wrote first novel in a Paris attic 1964. novel, The Kid That Could, rejected everywhere. Published myself, 1970. Reviewed in NY Times Book Review. Associate editor Doubleday and Putnam.(l97l-l973).

Started Pushcart Press in 1973. Published first edition of the Pushcart Prize ,1976. Married Genie D. Chipps 1983. One daughter, Lily, born 1984. Am a grandfather of identical twin boys born 2018. Live on the East End of Long Island and in Maine.