Richard Poirier
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1925 – 2009
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Who was Richard Poirier?
Richard Poirier was an American literary critic.
He co-founded the Library of America, and served as chairman of its board. He was the Marius Bewley Professor of American and English Literature at Rutgers University. He was also the editor of Raritan, a literary quarterly, and an editor of Partisan Review. He was series editor of Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards from 1961 to 1966.
In 1968, he signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1925
Gloucester - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College
( - 1949) - PhD, Harvard University
( - 1960)
- Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College
- Lived in
- Manhattan
( - 2009/08/15)
- Manhattan
- Died
- Aug 15, 2009
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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