Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff
(1888-1959) Poet. Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff was born in Manhattan.
Type: NY City
Jamey Gambrell
(1954-2020) Translator. Jamey Gambrell was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. She was known for translating Russian works into English.
Alma Denny
(1906-2003) Poet. Alma Denny was born in Queens, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was a poet and syndicated columnist.
Cheryl A. Wall
(1948-2020) Author, literary critic. Cheryl A. Wall was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Highland Park, New Jersey.
Marvin Schick
(1934-2020) Author. Marvin Schick was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Brooklyn, New York. Many of his writings appeared in The Jewish Press.
Daniel Haberman
(1933-1991) Poet. Daniel Haberman was born in New York City and died in the Bronx, New York.
Safiya Henderson-Holmes
(1950-2001) Poet. Safiya Henderson-Holmes was born in the Bronx, New York.
Steve Kowit
(1938-2015) Poet, essayist. Steve Kowit was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Potrero, California.
Michael Castro
(1945-2018) Poet. Michael Castro was born in New York. He was the first Poet Laureate of St. Louis, Missouri.
Lester Afflick
(1956-2000) Poet, writer. Lester Afflick was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to the United States when he was sixteen.