Pinsky, Robert
Variant namesBIOGRAPHY
Robert Pinsky, poet and literary critic, was born in 1940 in Long Beach, New Jersey. He studied English at Rutgers University (B.A., 1962) and Stanford University (M.A. and Ph.D., 1967). He has taught at the University of Chicago (1966-67), Wellesley College (1967-1980), and the University of California, Berkeley (1980-present). Since 1979, Pinsky has been poetry editor for The New Republic.
Pinsky has published two volumes of poetry: Sadness And Happiness (1975) and An Explanation of America (1979). His other major works are Landor's Poetry (1968)-a revision of his Ph.D. dissertation, The Situation of Poetry (1977)-a discussion of "this current moment" in modern poetry, and a verse translation of Dante's Inferno (1995). Pinsky's literary criticism also includes articles written for various periodicals and a large number of book reviews for the Los Angeles Times.
From the guide to the Robert Pinsky Papers, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)
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| referencedIn | Ecco Press records, 1963-1996 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | John Hollander Papers, circa 1950-2007 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Kennedy Lecture Series, 2000-2003 | Ohio University | |
| referencedIn | Graywolf Press Archives, 1978-2010 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss] | |
| referencedIn | Books & Co. records, 1978-1997 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | American Review records, 1967-1977 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Carol Muske-Dukes Papers, 1960-2008 | USC Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). | Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Robert Pinsky Papers | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Donald Davie papers, 1926-1995, 1970-1990 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Parnassus: poetry in review records, 1971-1996 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Michael Heller papers, 1960-2010 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Birth 1940-10-20
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