Florence Crannell Means
(1891-1980) Author. Florence Crannell Means was born in Baldwinsville, New York, and died in Boulder, Colorado. She wrote over forty books.
County: Onondaga
Anne Gertrude Sneller
(1883-?) Poet. Anne Gertrude Sneller lived in Onondaga County, New York. She published the book, “A Vanished World.”
Alan J Shalleck
Alan Shalleck collaborated with Margret Rey in writing several books and short television episodes about “Curious George.”
Christopher Kennedy
Christopher Kennedy is the author of three collections of poetry: Encouragement for a Man Falling to His Death (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2007), winner of the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award for 2007; Trouble with the Machine (Low Fidelity Press, 2003); and Nietzsche’s Horse (Mitki/Mitki Press, 2001). His poems have appeared in Ploughshares, The Threepenny Review, The … Continued
Sherry Fairchok
Sherry Fairchok is the author of a full-length poetry collection, “The Palace of Ashes” (CavanKerry Press, 2002), which was a finalist for the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize, and a chapbook, “A Stone That Burns” (The Ledge Press, 2000), which won The Ledge 1999 Chapbook Prize. She won the 2002 Pablo Neruda Prize in the Nimrod/Hardiman … Continued
Helen Barolini
(1925-2023) Novelist, essayist, poet. Helen Barolini was born and grew up in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University. She did work at the University of London and traveled in Europe as a special columnist for the Syracuse Herald-Journal. In Italy she met and married fellow journalist and writer, Antonio Barolini. During her residence … Continued
Martin Willitts Jr
Martin Willitts Jr is a retired Librarian living in Syracuse, New York. He currently evaluates Prior Learning Evaluations for SUNY Empire State College. He is a visual artist of Victorian and Chinese paper cutouts. He was nominated for 11 Pushcart and 12 Best of the Net awards. He provided his hands-on workshop “How to Make … Continued
Delmore Schwartz
(1913-1966) Poet, writer. Delmore Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from New York University in 1935 and lived at 775 Greenwich Street. His last address was 70 West 46th Street. He was an editor of the Partisan Review (1943-55).
Donald Justice
(1925-2004) Poet. Donald Justice was born in Miami, Florida, and died in Iowa City, Iowa. He taught at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
Leonard Bacon
(1887-1954) Poet. Leonard Bacon was born in Solvay, New York in 1887. Bacon grew up in Rhode Island and graduated from Yale University in 1909. He moved to Berkeley, California and taught at the University of California, Berkeley.