RA Collection: People and Organisations
An American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961. Born in New York City, the son of a German-Jewish jewelry manufacturer. He initially joined his father’s firm as a designer, rising to the rank of vice president, before resigning from the firm in 1923 to devote himself to literary pursuits. He was, for the most part, self-educated.
Born: 1 October 1885 in New York City
Died: 18 December 1977