Schuyler, James Marcus 1923-1991

James Schuyler was born 9 November 1923 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Marcus James (a reporter) and Margaret (Connor) Schuyler. He attended Bethany College (1941-1943) and the University of Florence (1947-1948). Schuyler was on the staff of the Museum of Modern Art from 1955-1961 (New York, NY) and an art critic at Art News. A poet, novelist, and playwright, Schuyler was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Morning of the Poem. He was also
the recipient of the Longview Foundation award (1961), Frank O'Hara Prize (1969), National Endowment for the Arts grants (1971, 1972), National Institute of Arts and Letters award (1976), Guggenheim fellowship (1981), Academy of American Poets fellowship (1983), Whiting Award (1985) and the Lambda Literary Award (1994).

James Schuyler died following a stroke on 12 April 1991, in New York, New York.

Born on November 9, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, James Marcus Schuyler experienced a peripatetic childhood. His family lived for a time in Downer's Grove, a suburb of Chicago, then Washington, D.C., and later Chevy Chase, Maryland. His parents divorced early in Schuyler's childhood and he remained with his mother and step-father. At the age of twelve, his family moved to Buffalo, New York, and two years later to East Aurora, a suburb outside of Buffalo. [...]

James Marcus Schuyler (November 9, 1923 – April 12, 1991) was an American poet. His awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 1980 collection The Morning of the Poem. He was a central figure in the New York School and is often associated with fellow New York School poets John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, Kenneth Koch, and Barbara Guest.