Jean Pedrick


Jean Pedrick Kefferstan was an American author, poet, editor and publisher.
Pedrick published her first book, the novel The Fascination in 1947 and published four books of poetry and nine chapbooks during her career. Pedrick co-founded the Alice James Poetry Cooperative. Pedrick also published poems in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, Yankee, The Paris Review, and other magazines.

Early life and education

Pedrick was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Laurence Davis and Elfrieda Pedrick. She attended Wheaton College, graduating with a B.A. in 1943.