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(1917-1956) Lyricist. “Cabin In The Sky,” attended Columbia University and worked in Manhattan.

(1849-1887) Poet. Emma Lazarus was born and lived near Union Square in Manhattan, New York.

(1940-1980) Lyricist, poet. “Spaniard In The Works,” John Lennon lived in the Dakota, 72nd Street at Central Park West in Manhattan, New York.

(1926-1983) Lyricist. “Peter Pan” (1954) was born, lived, and died in Manhattan.

(1900-1996) Writer. Meridel Le Sueur lived, as a young woman, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York.

(1923-1997) Politically active poet. Denise Levertov published her first book of poems in England in 1946. She married and moved to America in 1947, and settled in New York City in 1948. She lived at 52 Barrow Street and 727 Greenwich Street, both in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. She also lived at 299 West … Continued

(1879-1931) Poet, artist. (Nicholas) Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1879. Lindsay graduated from high school in 1897 and attended Hiram College for three years. Seeking to become an artist, he went first to Chicago and then to New York City, but both attempts met with little success. He studied art at the … Continued

(1889-1974) Editor, critic. After attending the private schools of New York City, he entered Harvard in 1906, where he devoted most of his time to the study of philosophy and psychology. His first book, “A Preface to Politics” (1913), was published when its author was twenty-three years old. Lippmann became associate editor of “The New … Continued

(1886-1947) Illustrator, writer of children’s stories. Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. He came to America and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1904-05 to study engineering. He returned to England complete his education at the London Polytechnic in 1906-07. He became a civil engineer and traveled through Africa, the West Indies, … Continued

(1915-2002)Writer, folklorist. “Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and ‘Inventor of Jazz’” (1973), lived at 215 W. 98th Street in Manhattan, New York.