Poetic Obituaries: [Jason] Shinder expanded the Writer's Voice

into a national program in 1990; it is currently offered at more than two dozen Y.M.C.A.'s nationwide. Among the writers who have taught in the program over the years are the poets Adrienne Rich and Galway Kinnell, the novelists Michael Cunningham and E. L. Doctorow and the playwright Wendy Wasserstein.

Mr. Shinder was the author of two volumes of poetry, "Every Room We Ever Slept In" (Sheep Meadow Press, 1993) and "Among Women" (Graywolf Press, 2001).

from The New York Times: Jason Shinder, 52, Poet and Founder of Arts Program, Dies

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