(1938-1981) Writer, poet, critic. Born in Havana, Cuba. She lived in New York City from 1962-’79. She founded “Arelito,” a magazine offering an alternate vision of US Cuban culture. She was also a professor of psychology at Rutgers University. A collection of her poems, “Palabras Juntan Revolution,” was published in 1981.
(1873-1947) Novelist, short-story writer. Willa Cather is considered one of the great American writers of the 20th century. She lived at 60 Washington Square, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, then 82 Washington Place, 5 Bank Street, and later at the Hotel Grosvenor. After some time working as a journalist and a teacher in Pittsburgh, … Continued
(1915-1970) Author. Born in Toishan, China, Chu came to the United States in 1924. His novel, “Eat a Bowl of Tea,” which was published in 1961, is considered to be the first book about the “Chinatowns” phenomena of Chinese-American neighborhoods.
(1920-1994) Poet. Amy Clampitt lived in Manhattan, New York.
(1876-1944) Author. Born in Paducah, Kentucky. He was a noted New York columnist. Although he wrote over 60 books, Cobb is best known for his humorous stories of Kentucky local color, first collected in “Old Judge Priest” (1915). Among his other books of humor are “Speaking of Operations” (1916) and “Red Likker” (1929).
(1909-1997) Poet. Olga Cabral moved to New York City as a child and lived there for most of the rest of her life.
(1895-1996) Lyricist. Irving Caesar was born and died in Manhattan.
(1913-1993) Lyricist. “Be My Love,” lived in Manhattan.
(1903-1987) Writer, novelist. Erskine Caldwell lived on West 50th Street, New York, New York.
(1924-1984)(Truman Streckfus Persons) Author. Truman Capote was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and lived at 870 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York. “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” his first novel, is the story of a young boy’s painful search for identity. He has published another novel, “The Grass Harp” (1951); two collections of short stories, … Continued