Nancy Agabian is a writer and performance artist. She has been published most recently in such diverse publications as Wellesley (the Wellesley College alumnae magazine), Gynomite: Fearless Feminist Porn (nominated for a Firecracker Alternative Book award) and Birthmark: A Bilingual Anthology of Armenian-American Poetry, in which her poems written in English were translated into Armenian. … Continued
(1923-2001) Poet, critic. Daisy Aldan was born and lived in Manhattan, New York.
(1913-2004) Poet. Virginia Hamilton Adair was born in the Bronx, New York in 1913.
Writer, journalist. Lived in Manhattan.
(1881-1960)(F.P.A.) Writer Journalist. Adams was a journalist for The New York Tribune, The New York World, The New York Herald Tribune and the New York Post. His column was called “The Conning Tower”. He died in New York City.
(1889-1973) Author, writer. Conrad Aiken lived in Manhattan, New York. His writings reveal a concern for the workings of the mind and for the evolution of personal identity. Aiken is best known for his poetry, which is often preoccupied with the sound and structure of music; his volumes of verse include “The Charnel Rose” (1918), … Continued
Poet, critic. “The Destruction Of Cathedrals And Other Poems,” was born and lived in Manhattan.
(1832–1899) Writer. In 1866, Alger moved into the Newboys’ Lodging House on Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York, where he served as chaplain, benefactor, and spiritual guidance counselor to the young residents (OILG).
(1912-2004) Editor, anthologist. Donald Allen was an editor for Grove Press in Manhattan, New York.
(1924-2000) Poet. Yehuda Amichai was a visiting poet at New York University in 1987.