David ignatow biography
David ignatow biography
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David Ignatow
American poet and editor
For the Yiddish novelist, see David Ignatoff.
David Ignatow | |
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From the 1973 York College/CUNY Yearbook | |
| Born | (1914-02-07)February 7, 1914 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | (1997-11-17)November 17, 1997 (age 83 years) East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Genre | Poetry |
David Ignatow (February 7, 1914 – November 17, 1997) was an American poet and editor.[1]
Life
David Ignatow was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 7, 1914, and spent most of his life in the New York City area.
His parents were Jewish immigrants from Austria-Hungary and Ukraine.[2] He died on November 17, 1997, aged 83, at his home in East Hampton, New York. His papers are held at University of California, San Diego.[3]
Ignatow began his professional career as a businessman.
After committing wholly to poetry, Ignatow worked as an editor of, among other periodicals, the American Poetry Review and the Belo