Norman Rosten
(1913-1995) Playwright, poet. “Come Slowly, Eden,” was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was the first Poet Laureate of Brooklyn.
County: Kings
Frank Samperi
(1933-1991) Poet. Frank Samperi was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Sun City, Arizona.
Woody Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
Writer, lyricist, social activist. “Bound For Glory,” lived in Coney Island. “Songs to Grow On,” died at Creedmoor Hospital
Tom M Catterson
(1943-2003) Poet. Tom Catterson lived in Brooklyn, New York.
Elizabeth Oakes Smith
(1806-1893) Poet. Elizabeth Smith is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue, New York.
Eugenio Florit
(1903-1999) Poet, playwright, critic. “Introduction To Spanish Poetry,” born in Spain. Moved to Cuba in 1918. Moved to NYC in 1940 as a representative of the Cuban State Department and lived in Brooklyn. Taught at Barnard College until 1969. Wrote in Spanish.
William Matthews
(1942-1997) Poet. William Matthews was director of the creative writing program at New York’s City College and taught at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Irwin Shaw
(1913-1984) Playwright, novelist, short story writer. Irwin Shaw was born in the Bronx, New York, moved to Brooklyn, New York, and also lived in Manhattan, New York. He wrote “The Young Lions” (1948) and “Rich Man, Poor Man” (1970), which was the basis for a long-running, pioneering mini-series on television in 1975.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
(1960-1988) Graffiti writer, artist. “The Walls of New York.” Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Manhattan, New York.
Henry Ward Beecher
(1813-1887) Preacher, author, orator, editor. Henry Ward Beecher was born into the Presbyterian Beecher family of Connecticut; his sister was Harriet Beecher Stowe. After religious studies, he preached for eight years in Indianapolis, Indiana, and then in 1847 he took charge of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. He held this pastorate for 40 … Continued