As a poet and essayist, Richard Jeffrey Newman’s work explores the impact of feminism on his life as a man, especially as a survivor of childhood sexual violence. As a co-translator of classical Persian poetry, he writes about the impact of that canon on our contemporary lives. His books include “For My Son, A Kind … Continued
(1928-2015) Writer. Tom Buckley was born in Chatham, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1915-2015) Author. Grace Lee Boggs was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Detroit, Michigan.
(1915-2015) Author. Ruth Sivard was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
(1940-2015) Author. Wayne W. Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Maui, Hawaii. He was the author of several self-help books including “Your Erroneous Zones.”
(1936-2015) Writer. Rhoda Lerman was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, and died in Port Crane, New York.
(1936-2015) Songwriter. Don Covay was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and died in Valley Stream, New York.
(1922-2015) Writer. Eugenie Clark was born in New York City and died in Sarasota, Florida.
(1918-2015) Writer, scholar. Harry V. Jaffa was born in New York City and died in Pomona, California.
(1933-2015) Poet, writer. George Dickerson, attended Yale on a science scholarship, but switched majors after reading The Great Gatsby. In 1959, he was featured in a reading of Beat Poets. His fiction appeared in Best American Short Stories, 1963 and 1966. His poetry appeared in The New Yorker and Madmoiselle. Penthouse, Saturday Evening Post, and … Continued