Personal Life and Hobbies
At the age of 63, Steinman took interest in poetry. Many people wrote to him saying his bridges represented poems. This inspired him to start writing. His love for bridge building was reflected in his writing, which can be seen in the titles of two of his poems, “The Bridge” and “I Built a Bridge”. He received much recognition for his poetry; many poems were published in various newspapers and magazines. Steinman became involved in leadership roles in many poetry groups including the president of the Wisconsin Poetry Foundation and director of the Poetry Institute in New York.
"A bridge is a poem stretched across a river, a symphony of stone and steel"
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