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(1923-2022) Poet. Simon Perchik was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and died in New York City.

Full Name

Simon Perchik

Locations

Suffolk

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Perchik received a bachelor's degre in English and a law degree from New York University.

1923

BIRTH

Simon Perchik was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on December 23, 1923.

1964

LITWORK

I Counted Only April
New Rochelle, NY: Elizabeth Press

Poetry.

1966

LITWORK

Twenty Years of Hands
The Elizabeth Press

Poetry.

1969

LITWORK

Which Hand Holds The Brother
The Elizabeth Press

Poetry.

1975

OTHER

Mr. Perchik served as assistant district attorney for Suffolk County from 1975 to 1980.

1988

LITWORK

The Gandolf Poems
White Pine Press
0934834318 / 978-0934834315
Poetry.

2000

LITWORK

Hands Collected: The Books of Simon Perchik (Poems 1949-1999)
Pavement Saw Press
1886350868 / 978-1886350861
Poetry, nominated for the National Book Award in poetry.

2000

LITWORK

Touching the Headstone
Stride Publications
1900152142 / 978-1900152143
Poetry.

2019

LITWORK

The Gibson Poems
Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library
1090858566 / 978-1090858566
Poetry.

2020

LITWORK

The Rosenblum Poems
Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library
1707244472 / 978-1707244478
Poetry.

2021

LITWORK

The Family of Man Poems
New Rochelle, NY: Elizabeth Press
979-8674212379
Poetry.

2022

RESIDENCE

Mr. Perchik lived in East Hampton, New York.

2022

DEATH

Simon Perchik died at a Veterans Administration Hospital in New York City on June 14, 2022.

2022

LITWORK

The Elliot Erwitt Poems
Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library
979-8494057211
Poetry.

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