Horace Gregory

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Horace Gregory (April 10, 1898 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - March 11, 1982 Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts) was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic, and college professor.

Life
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 1923, he was the author of eight books of poems, and a memoir in 1971. He married poet and editor Marya Zaturenska (1902–1982), in 1925. Her two children were Patrick and Joanna Gregory.

His collected essays were published in 1973. He also wrote book reviews that were published in the New York Times,. His work appeared in The New Yorker, Contemporary Poetry, The Wisconsin literary magazine, and Poetry Magazine.

Gregory was a professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, from 1934 to 1960.

He and Marya Zaturenska attended a 1948 reception at the Gotham Book Mart for Edith Sitwell. During the end of his life, Gregory and his wife were residents of Palisades, Rockland County, New York.

His papers are at Syracuse University.

Writing
Wikipedia said in 2011 that Gregory's "poetry is known for its dramatic structure and deep insights into contemporary life's harshness."

Recognition

 * 1942 Russell Loines Memorial Fund Poetry Award
 * 1961 Academy of American Poets Fellowship
 * 1965 Bollingen Prize

Poetry

 * No Retreat, 1933
 * Chorus for Survival, 1935
 * Fortune for Mirabel, 1941
 * A Door in the Desert, 1951
 * A Door in the Desert, 1951
 * A Door in the Desert, 1951