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Arts & Literature
John Hollander
Who
John Hollander · Arts & Literature
What
Poet / lyricist
When
1929, New York City, USA — 2013, Branford, Connecticut, USA
Where
United States
Biography
John Hollander is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
How & why
John Hollander was an American poet and literary scholar, a professor at Yale renowned for formally dazzling verse — including shaped 'pattern poems' — and for critical studies of prosody such as 'Rhyme's Reason.' He edited major poetry anthologies and won the Bollingen Prize. He was born to a Jewish family, and Jewish themes recur in his work.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
Contributions & Sources
Poet / lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
