With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
John Hollander
Education/Curation, Poetry
1929 – 2013
An award winning modern poet, Hollander taught at Connecticut College and Yale University and lived in Woodbridge beginning in the 1950s.
- Biography/Description of Work
John Hollander studied under Mark Van Doren at Columbia along with Allen Ginsberg, with whom he became friends and looked to as a mentor. He was influenced by W. H. Auden, choosing to explore contemporary ideas through traditional forms with wit. His first collected works, ‘A Crackling of Thorns’ (1958) won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Awards. Hollander taught at Connecticut College and Yale starting in the late 1950s, but joined the faculty at Hunter College from 1966 to 1977. He returned to Yale in 1977, and eventually became Sterling Professor emeritus of English.
- Sources view
- [ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/john-hollander ] [ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/books/john-hollander-poet-known-for-his-range-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 ]
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