Ivar Ivask
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About
Estonian poet and academic who rose to literary prominence in the 1960s. He taught in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department of the University of Oklahoma.
Before Fame
He lived in Estonia and Germany before moving to the United States in 1949.
Trivia
In 1967, he became Editor-in-Chief of an international quarterly publication called World Literature Today.
Family Life
He was married to Latvian poet Astrid Ivask.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of American writer Joseph Heller.
