About
American poet, author, and attorney who is best remembered for his 1953 work Making a Poem. His other publications include All and Sundry: An Oblique Autobiography and Bullet-Hunting.
Before Fame
Early in his career, he worked as a reporter for The New York Evening Post. He published his debut poetry collection, Behind Dark Spaces, in 1930.
Trivia
He wrote the libretto for a comic opera while he was a student at Columbia University.
Family Life
He lived to be one hundred years old.
Associated With
His degree in copyright law allowed him to advise author Sinclair Lewis on legal affairs.
