A child of Polish Holocaust survivors, Gail Newman was born in a Displaced Persons’ Camp in Lansberg, Germany. Her poems have appeared in journals including Nimrod International Journal, Prairie Schooner, and The Atlanta Review and in anthologies including Ghosts of the Holocaust, and America, We Call Your Name. A collection of poetry, One Worldwas published by Moon Tide Press. Blood Memory, chosen by Marge Piercy for the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize won the 2020 Northern California Authors and Publishers Gold Award for Poetry and the 2021 Best Book Awards Winner in the “Poetry: Religious” category.
