Joseph Auslander

Joseph Auslander
Born (1897-10-11)October 11, 1897
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died June 22, 1965(1965-06-22) (aged 67)
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Occupation Poet, anthologist, novelist
Nationality United States
Spouse Audrey Wurdemann
"Open letter" to the Dutch, World War II poster

Joseph Auslander (October 11, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 22, 1965, Coral Gables, Florida) was an American poet, anthologist, translator of poems, and novelist. Auslander was appointed the first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1937 and 1941.

Life

Auslander was married to Audrey Wurdemann, a Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry;[1] they lived at 3117 35th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood.[2]

Their papers are held at the University of Miami.[3]

Works

References

  1. "Comparing Poems on Like Topics," by Paul Mowbray Wheeler. The English Journal 40 (3): 154–161; 1951
  2. "DC Writer's Homes - An Online Guide to Where Authors Lived in the Greater Washington DC Region". Dcwriters.poetrymutual.org. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  3. "Auslander, Joseph and Audrey Wurdemann | University of Miami Finding Aids". Proust.library.miami.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

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