David J. Bonanno ’71

David J. Bonanno, longtime editor of the nationally renowned, Philadelphia-based, American Poetry Review, died Dec. 8, 2017, at age 68. He joined the APR, a premier venue for contemporary poetry, in 1973 on the recommendation of Norman O. Brown, the late professor of philosophy, and he continued to serve there as editor until his death. He worked on both the business and editorial sides. He also served on the literary advisory panel of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and as a board member of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. His daughter, Leidy Sheeder, predeceased him in 2003, and his wife, the poet Kathleen Sheeder, died in 2007. His son and his brother and sister survive.