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(1929-2022) Poet, librettist. Kenward Elmslie was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Kenward Elmslie

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1929

BIRTH

Kenward Gray Elmslie was born in Manhattan, New York, on April 27, 1929.

1950

RESIDENCE

Mr. Elmslie lived much of his time in Manhattan, New York, during the 1950s and 60s.

1961

LITWORK

Pavilions
Tibor de Nagy Editions, New York, NY

Collection of poetry.

1968

LITWORK

The Champ
Black Sparrow, Los Angeles, CA

Collection of poetry.

1971

LITWORK

Motor Disturbance
Columbia University Press, New York, NY, and London England
0231036124 / 978-0231036122
Collection of poetry.

1971

LITWORK

Circus Nerves
Black Sparrow, Los Angeles, CA
0876850352 / 978-0876850350
Collection of poetry.

1973

LITWORK

The Orchid Stories
Doubleday / Paris Review Editions, Garden City, New York.
0385073658 / 978-0385073653
Novel.

1975

LITWORK

Tropicalism
Z Press / Unmuzzled Ox, Calais, VT and New York, NY
0915990008 / 978-0915990009
Collection of poetry.

1977

LITWORK

The Alphabet Work
Titanic Books, Washington, DC

1980

LITWORK

Moving Right Along
Z Press, Calais, VT
0915990202 / 978-0915990207
Collection of poetry.

1992

LITWORK

Pay Dirt
Bamberger Books, Flint, Michigan
0917453239 / 978-0917453236
Nonfiction written with Joe Brainard.

1998

LITWORK

Routine Disruptions: Selected Poems and Lyrics 1960 - 1998
Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1566890772 / 978-1566890779
Collection of poetry.

2022

DEATH

Kenward Elmslie died at his home in the West Village in Manhattan, New York, on June 29, 2022.

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