Papers, 1945-1972.

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Papers, 1945-1972.

Annotated typescripts of Kramer's poems, translation, and criticism include THE PROPHETIC TRADITION IN AMERICAN POETRY, 1835-1900 (Rutherford, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1968), last chapter; MELVILLE'S POETRY: TOWARD THE ENLARGED HEART (same publisher, 1972); poems: "The thunder of the grass," 1947, with comments by Norman Rosten; "Thru our guns," 1945; translation of "Jehuda ben Halevi" by Heinrich Heine, translated 1946; and translations from Rilke's "Visions of Christ." Also included are 22 poems from Kramer's collection RUMSHINSKY'S HAT, 1964, and from his MOSES: POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS, 1947-1962.

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Rosten, Norman, 1914-1995

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Norman Rosten (1914-1995), poet, playwright and novellist, was born in New York City. He published many works including books on poetry, fiction and non-fiction novels, screenplays, newspapers and magazine articles, and early in his career, even wrote radio shows. Although Norman Rosten was born in New York City, his family moved upstate soon afterwards and he grew up on a farm in Hurleyville, New York. As a teenager, Rosten attended the Agricultural College of Cornell University in Ithaca with ...

Kramer, Aaron, 1921-1997

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Educator, translator, poet, lyricist, and author, most closely identified with the progressive New York City literary circles of the 1930s and 1940s, teacher and translator of Yiddish poems and songs, professor of English at Dowling College, Oakdale, NY; lived most of life in New York City and Long Island; died April 7, 1997. From the description of Aaron Kramer papers, 1937-<1996>. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 62719465 Aaron Kramer was an American pro...