Russell Edson | |
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Born | Russell Edelstein December 12, 1928 |
Died | April 29, 2014 | (aged 85)
Occupation | |
Period | 1951–2009 |
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Parents |
Russell Edson (né Edelstein; 12 December 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an American
poet, novelist, writer, and illustrator. He was the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter
Gus Edson and Gladys Cedar Edson.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, Edson studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager. He began publishing poetry in the 1950s. His honors as a poet include a Guggenheim fellowship, [1] a Whiting Award, [2] and several fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. [3]
Edson self-published several chapbooks and later, numerous collections of prose poetry, fables, two novels, Gulping's Recital and The Song of Percival Peacock, and a book of plays under the title, The Falling Sickness. His final book was See Jack ( University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009).
He lived in Darien, Connecticut with his wife Frances. [4] [5]
Full-length prose poetry collections
Chapbooks
Novels
Short Stories & Fables
Plays
Music
Russell Edson | |
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Born | Russell Edelstein December 12, 1928 |
Died | April 29, 2014 | (aged 85)
Occupation | |
Period | 1951–2009 |
Notable awards |
|
Parents |
Russell Edson (né Edelstein; 12 December 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an American
poet, novelist, writer, and illustrator. He was the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter
Gus Edson and Gladys Cedar Edson.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, Edson studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager. He began publishing poetry in the 1950s. His honors as a poet include a Guggenheim fellowship, [1] a Whiting Award, [2] and several fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. [3]
Edson self-published several chapbooks and later, numerous collections of prose poetry, fables, two novels, Gulping's Recital and The Song of Percival Peacock, and a book of plays under the title, The Falling Sickness. His final book was See Jack ( University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009).
He lived in Darien, Connecticut with his wife Frances. [4] [5]
Full-length prose poetry collections
Chapbooks
Novels
Short Stories & Fables
Plays
Music