Howard Fineman (1948-2024) Journalist. Howard Fineman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. He received a bachelor’s degree in English from Colgate University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
(1935-2019) Author. Philip H. Geier Jr. was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and died in Palm Beach, Florida.
(1875-1959) Writer. Wallace Irwin was born in Oneida, New York, and died in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
(1755-1816) Author. William Stephens Smith was born in Suffolk County, New York, and died in Lebanon, New York.
(1934-2006) Novelist. John McGahern was born in and died in Dublin, Ireland. He was a visiting professor at Colgate University for many years.
(1926-2009) Poet. W. D. Snodgrass was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Erieville, New York.
(1921-2008) Poet. Hayden Carruth was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in Munnsville, New York.
(1839-1910) Writer. Melville De Lancey Landon (pseudonym, Eli Perkins) was born in Eaton, New York, in 1839.
Rachel Guido DeVries is a Southern-Italian American, and a poet and novelist. She grew up near Paterson, New Jersey, and has lived in central New York since 1970. Her poems have appeared in magazines including Yellow Silk, Voices in Italian Americana, the Paterson Literary Review, and Blueline. New work is forthcoming in The Paterson Literary … Continued
(1889-1949) Novelist, poet, biographer. Allen served as trustee of Cazenovia Junior College. 1924-1926 He taught English at Columbia University. His works include “Israfel” (1926), a biography of Edgar Allan Poe and “Anthony Adverse” (1933), a popular novel. His first book of poetry is “Wampum and Old Gold” (1921).