Delbert R. Gardner

A veteran of World War II, Dr. Delbert R. Gardner (www.gardnercastle.com) taught English literature and creative writing at Keuka College in upstate New York. Recent publications include poetry and stories in Blue Moon, Timeless Tales, From Sac, and El Portal, among others. Over seventy of Del’s poems and stories have appeared in such publications as The Literary Review, Poetry Digest, American Poetry Magazine, Provincetown Review, and Christian Science Monitor, among others. A scholar of the Pre-Raphaelites, his nonfiction credits include the book An “Idle Singer” and His Audience: A Study of William Morris’s Poetic Reputation in England, 1858-1900. Adele Gardner, literary executor: For her master’s degree in English literature with emphasis in creative writing, Adele Gardner studied the craft of fiction with Janet Peery and poetry with Janet Sylvester at Old Dominion University. Nine poems won or placed in the Poetry Society of Virginia Awards, the Rhysling Award, and the Balticon Poetry Contest. Publications include a poetry book (Dreaming of Days in Astophel) and over 425 poems, stories, art, and essays in American Arts Quarterly, Pedestal Magazine, The Cape Rock, and many more. She’s literary executor for her father, mentor, and namesake, Delbert R. Gardner.