Sander Zulauf received several Allen Ginsberg Awards from the Poetry Center in Paterson, NJ between 1993 and 2012 and the Excellence in Print Award for editing the Journal of New Jersey Poets in 2002.
ANDOVER, NJ, December 11, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Sander Zulauf, Professor Emeritus, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Zulauf celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Zulauf is a well-respected and knowledgeable poet and former teacher who devoted 47 years to the classroom. First teaching at the Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High School in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1968, and the Hanover Park Regional High School District in East Hanover, New Jersey, in 1969, he later accepted the opportunity to teach as a professor at the County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey, in 1973. Remaining on campus for 44 years until retiring in 2017, Mr. Zulauf taught various courses, including creative writing, literature and poetry.
Constantly inspired by nature, Mr. Zulauf has been able to convey his thoughts through poetry seamlessly. Being able to communicate his wonder with the world has been a true calling and something he very much enjoys. Mr. Zulauf has authored four books of poetry: "Succasunna New Jersey" in 1987; "Living Waters" in 2005; "Where Time Goes" in 2008, and "Bashō in America" in 2014. "Bashō" was written during his stay at a cabin on Lake George, New York. Describing the pine islands, Black Mountain, and clear waters that he experienced during his adventure, the book envisions Bashō leaving his Lake Biwa "abode of illusion" in Japan to visit an "abode of illusion" on Lake George. It also weaves Mr. Zulauf's haiku around the prose of Bashō and quotations by the late translator and poet Sam Hamill. Available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, the book has received great reviews and a Rising Star designation, which is rare for books of poetry.
Here are two of Mr. Zulauf's natural observations from among his haiku in "Bashō in America":
autumn morning sun
breaks through rain clouds:
gold beads on pine boughs
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. . . the journey itself is home . . . – Bashō
holding your hand
one final time, melting
away with tears
In addition to his poetry, he was the editor of "The Poets of New Jersey: From Colonial to Contemporary" and the Journal of New Jersey Poets and was the founding editor of "Index of American Periodical Verse" through Scarecrow Press from 1971 to 1982. Furthermore, he authored the County College of Morris "Alma Mater" in 1987.
Mr. Zulauf has been a poet with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation since 1987. He is a longtime member of the Academy of American Poets, the Poetry Society of America, Poets House, the Thoreau Society, the Kenneth Burke Society and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. He is a former member, former secretary treasurer and former vice president of the Skylands Writers and Artists Association.
Named the first Poet Laureate of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, in 1999, Mr. Zulauf also received several Allen Ginsberg Awards from the Poetry Center in Paterson, New Jersey between 1993 and 2012 and the Excellence in Print Award for editing the Journal of New Jersey Poets in 2002. A 1987 fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities at Princeton University, Mr. Zulauf has been showcased in every edition of Who's Who in America between 2000 and 2015, as well as several editions of Who's Who in American Education and Who's Who in the World.
To honor the memory of his mother, Mr. Zulauf established a prize at his alma mater, Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, through the Academy of American Poets more than 30 years ago. It has since been awarded to one student every year at Gettysburg's Honors Day. Sponsored by the English department, the monetary award is awarded to students who write the winning entry in an annual poetry contest. It is notably called the Marion Zulauf Poetry Prize. Mr. Zulauf earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at Gettysburg College in 1968, followed by a Master of Arts in English at Indiana University in 1973.
Married to his wife Madeline since 1979, Mr. Zulauf has one son and two grandchildren. Enjoying his retirement, he likes to spend his free time by being active with environmental preservation causes. He also loves getting his hands dirty in his garden. Active with his church, Mr. Zulauf has been a Lay Eucharistic Minister at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Succasunna, New Jersey, since 1974.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Sander Zulauf has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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