Steven Sanfield (born August 3, 1937 – January 28, 2015) was an American poet, children's book author, and Freedom Rider. He published over 30 books during his lifetime. The University of California Davis library holds a collection of his writings.
Biography
He earned a BA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
He took part in the Los Angeles to Houston Freedom Ride.
Bibliography
Poetry
Wandering (1977) The Confounding (1980) Chasing the Cranes with Dale Pendell (1986) American Zen: by a guy who tried it (1994) No Other Business Here: a Haiku Correspondence with John Brandi (1999) The Rain Begins Below: Selected Slightly Longer Poems 1961-2005 (2005) The Right Place: 77 at 77 (2014) Clouds Come and Go (2015)
Children's books
Adventures of High John the Conqueror (1988) Snow (1995) Bit by Bit (1995) The Great Turtle Drive (1996), illustrated by Dirk Zimmer Just Rewards (1996), illustrated by Emily Lisker