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Laura Riding

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Laura Riding · Arts & Literature

What

Poet / lyricist

When

1901, New York City, USA — 1991, Wabasso, Florida, USA

Where

United States · United Kingdom

Biography

Laura Riding is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist

How & why

Laura Riding, born Laura Reichenthal, was an American poet, critic and theorist known for her precise, demanding verse and her long literary partnership with Robert Graves, with whom she ran the Seizin Press; she later renounced poetry for work on language and truth. Her father was a Jewish immigrant; she was of Jewish descent.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists

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Poet / lyricist

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists