Charles Bernstein

Charles Bernstein (born 1950 in New York), a leading figure in contemporary poetry, is widely regarded as one of the most influential living poets. He has devoted his career to pushing the boundaries of traditional forms of poetry and criticism. A scholar and educator, he is also the founder of numerous pioneering poetry platforms, in print, tape, and online (starting when the web was still in its infancy), servicing the digital preservation and dissemination of carefully curated creative writing to a wide audience.