Alta

Poet, Author

1942 –

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Who is Alta?

Alta Gerrey is an American poet, prose writer, and publisher, best known as the founder of the feminist press Shameless Hussy Press and editor of the Shameless Hussy Review. Her 1980 collection The Shameless Hussy won the American Book Award in 1981.

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Born
1942
Reno
Also known as
  • Alta.
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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