- Name another American poet who also had a career as a race-car driver and was honored with a limited edition replica of his car"Dan Gerber's 1965 Shelby R-Model." (Sorry, 2250 models sold out at $90 a pop.) - Dan Gerber is an ordained Zen priest - Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison's book Braided Creek (Copper Canyon, 2003) is dedicated to Gerber - Gerber's last book of poems won the Foreword magazine "Best Book of the Year" Award - Gerber's work has appeared in many national publications, including The New Yorker; Poetry; Playboy; Sports Illustrated; The Nation