Hyam Plutzik
(1911-1962) Poet. Hyam Plutzik was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Rochester, New York. He was a professor of English at the University of Rochester.
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Benjamin Young Prime
(1733-1791) Poet, essayist, songwriter. Benjamin Prime was born on Long Island.
Charles Portis
(1933-2020) Author, novelist. Charles Portis was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, and died in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Beverly Pepper
(1922-2020) Author. Beverly Pepper was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Todi, Italy. She and her husband, Curtis Bill Pepper, had homes in Todi, Italy, and in Manhattan, New York.
Richard Plant
(1910-1998) Writer. Richard Plant was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Rose Porter
(1845-1906) Novelist. Rose Porter was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in New Haven, Connecticut.
Jo Pitkin
Jo Pitkin is the author of a chapbook, The Measure, and four full-length poetry collections—Cradle of the American Circus: Poems from Somers, New York; Commonplace Invasions; Rendering; and Village: Recession (forthcoming in 2020). She is also the editor of the anthology Lost Orchard: Prose and Poetry from the Kirkland College Community (SUNY Press, 2014). Her … Continued
Fletcher Pratt
(1897-1956) Writer. Fletcher Pratt was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Long Branch, New Jersey.
Sara Agnes Rice Pryor
(1830-1912) Writer. Sara Agnes Rice Pryor was born in Halifax County, Virginia, and died in Essex County, New Jersey.
Ursula Parrott
(1899-1957) Novelist, short story writer. Ursula Parrott was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in New York City.