Horace Gregory

Horace Gregory (April 10, 1898 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 11, 1982 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts) was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college professor.

Life

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 1923, he was the author of eight books of poems, and a memoir in 1971. He married poet and editor Marya Zaturenska (1902–1982), in 1925.[1] Her two children were Patrick and Joanna Gregory.

His collected essays were published in 1973. He also wrote book reviews that were published in the New York Times,.[2] His work appeared in The New Yorker,[3] Contemporary Poetry,[4] The Wisconsin literary magazine,[5] and Poetry Magazine.[6]

His poetry is known for its dramatic structure and deep insights into contemporary life's harshness.

Gregory was a professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, from 1934 to 1960.[7]

He and Marya Zaturenska attended a 1948 reception at the Gotham Book Mart for Edith Sitwell.[8] During the end of his life, Gregory and his wife were residents of Palisades, Rockland County, New York.

His papers are at Syracuse University.[9]

Awards

Works

Poetry

Criticism

Translations

References


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