Letter: S

(1875-1951) Lyricist, librettist. “Sweethearts” (1913), lived and died in Manhattan.

(1933-2004) Writer, philosopher, novelist, essayist, critic. Susan Sontag was born in Manhattan, New York, and lived, as an adult, near Gramercy Park. She died in Manhattan, New York.

(1903-1998) Writer, physician. Studied at Columbia University.

(1616-c.1673) New Amsterdam’s first poet, arriving in 1653. His only known work is a volume of poems entitled “Zeede-sangen voor de Batavische-jonkheyt” (1671). He died around 1673.

(1866-1936) Writer. “The Shame of the Cities” (1904), lived at 341 W. 57th Street.

(1874-1946) Poet, short story writer, novelist. Gertrude Stein stayed at the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan, New York; she also lived in a house on Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side during the winter of 1902-1903, after which she moved to Paris, where she spent most of her life. She returned to New York for … Continued

(1805-1852) Attorney. “Incidents Of Travel In Yucatan” (1843), born in New Jersey, grew up and died in New York City. He published travelogues.

(1879-1955) Poet, writer. Wallace Stevens lived at 441 West 21st Street in Manhattan, New York.

(1923-1981) Poet. “Covenants and Selected Poems,” lived in New York City.

(1825-1903) Poet, literary critic. After an impoverished childhood and a variety of menial jobs worked as a young man, including a ten year stint in an iron foundry, Richard Stoddard (with the help of Nathaniel Hawthorne) obtained an appointment as inspector of customs in New York City. This new job gave Mr. Stoddard more time … Continued