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Len Roberts

1947 – 2007

American poet

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Lived 1947 – 2007 (aged 60). Len Roberts was an American poet and translator.

Len Roberts (March 13, 1947 – May 25, 2007) was an American poet.

Life He graduated from Siena College, the University of Dayton with a master's degree, and from Lehigh University with a Ph.D.

He presented some of his work at Lafayette College. Allen Ginsberg sent his manuscript to a publisher which was Cohoes Theater.

He translated three books of Hungarian poet Sándor Csoóri, whose writing helped to inspire the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

He taught at the University of Pittsburgh, Muhlenberg College, Lafayette College, and Northampton Community College (for 33 years).

Awards 1988, National Poetry Series Award, for Black Wings 1991 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Award for poetry two awards from the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship two Fulbright Scholar awards

Works

Poetry "Doing the Laundry"; "All day cutting wood, thinking"; "Contemplating Again the Jade Chrysanthemum, or Why the Ancient Chinese Poets Remained Unmarried"; "Acupuncture and Cleansing at Forty-Eight"; "Learning on Olmstead Street"; "More Walnuts, Late October", Poetry Magazine, April 2000 Cohoes Theater. Santa Monica: Momentum Press, 1980.

The Million Branches: Selected Poems and Interview. Mount Nebo: Yarrow Press, 1993.

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Education
Lehigh University, Siena University
Employers
University of Pittsburgh
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship; Fulbright Scholarship

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Len Roberts?

American poet

When was Len Roberts born?

Len Roberts was born on 13 March 1947.

When did Len Roberts die?

Len Roberts died on 25 May 2007.

What was Len Roberts's occupation?

Len Roberts was a poet and translator.

What nationality was Len Roberts?

Len Roberts was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Len Roberts

· Wikidata: Q6521935

· DBpedia: Len Roberts

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