Russell Edson

Poet, Author

1935 –

49

Who is Russell Edson?

Russell Edson is an American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator, and the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson.

He studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager. He began publishing poetry in the 1960s. His honors as a poet include a Guggenheim fellowship and several fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Born
1935
Connecticut
Parents
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Black Mountain College
Lived in
  • Darien

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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