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Allen Grossman

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Allen Grossman · Arts & Literature

What

Acclaimed American poet and MacArthur Fellow.

When

1932, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Allen Grossman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Acclaimed American poet and MacArthur Fellow.

How & why

Allen Richard Grossman was an American poet and literary critic, a MacArthur Fellow (1989) and Bollingen Prize winner (2009), whose densely visionary verse and criticism drew deeply on Jewish tradition and the idea of poetry as sacred vocation. He taught for decades at Brandeis University and later Johns Hopkins. He was of Jewish heritage and engaged Judaism throughout his work.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Acclaimed American poet and MacArthur Fellow.

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)