Louise Bogan
1897 - 1970
General Information
Bio
(1897-1970) Poet, editor, critic. Louise Bogan was born in Livermore, Maine. She moved to New York City in 1920 and was for many years poetry editor for The New Yorker. While in New York, she met William Carlos Williams, Malcolm Cowley, John Reed, Marianne Moore, Edmund Wilson, and others. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1945 to 1946.
Full Name
Louise Bogan
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1897
BIRTH
Louise Bogan was born in Livermore, Maine, in 1897.
1920
RESIDENCE
She moved to New York City in 1920 and was for many years poetry editor for The New Yorker. While in New York, she met William Carlos Williams, Malcolm Cowley, John Reed, Marianne Moore, Edmund Wilson, and others.
1923
LITWORK
Body of This Death
Poetry.
Poetry.
1929
LITWORK
Dark Summer
Poetry.
Poetry.
1937
LITWORK
The Sleeping Fury
Poetry.
Poetry.
1941
LITWORK
Poems and New Poems
Poetry.
Poetry.
1950
LITWORK
Achievement in American Poetry, 1900-1950
History.
History.
1954
LITWORK
Collected Poems
Poetry.
Poetry.
1958
LITWORK
Selected Criticism
Criticism.
Criticism.
1968
LITWORK
The Blue Estuaries: Poems 1923-1968
Poetry.
Poetry.
1970
DEATH
Louise Bogan died in New York City in 1970.
1970
LITWORK
A Poet's Alphabet
Criticism.
Criticism.
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