Louis Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyer · Arts & Literature
Poet / lyricist
1885, New York City, United States — 1977, Newtown, Connecticut, United States
United States
Louis Untermeyer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
Louis Untermeyer was an American poet, critic and prolific anthologist whose collections of English and American verse shaped how generations of readers encountered poetry. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (the post now called U.S. Poet Laureate) in 1961–1963. Born to a Jewish family, he was Jewish.
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Poet / lyricist
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