Who Am I Today?

Americana writ large! Deftly delivered, elegantly crafted, cementing Gerson at the forefront of contemporary American poets. Radiantly encapsulating the travails of immigrants amid xenophobia, women confronting misogyny, veterans grappling with PTSD, and individuals facing anxiety, infirmity, and mortality. Luminous language from this Poet Laureate of the Everyday, of the American 99.99%, elevates one’s spirits, quiets tension, and provides hope regarding humanity’s fate.
—Dr. Robert C. Cottrell, The Heyday of Willie, Duke, and Mickey: New York City Baseball’s Golden Age Amid Integration

Captures the myriad facets of human identity: love and heartbreak, the dichotomy between inclusion and exclusion, the hope of youth and experience of age, the bloom of health and the withering of the infirm.
—Stacy Harken, JD, Information Architect/Technical Writer, Garmin Industries

Modern and sophisticated without sacrificing the human. A collection for our times.
—Collin Thomas