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Ned O'Gorman

January 01, 1970

Edward Charles "Ned" O'Gorman (September 26, 1929 – March 7, 2014) was an American poet and educator.

Ned O'Gorman
Born
Edward Charles O'Gorman

September 26, 1929
New York City
DiedMarch 7, 2014 (aged 84)
New York City
EducationColumbia University; Princeton University
Occupation(s)Poet, educator
Parent(s)Samuel Franklin Engs O'Gorman
Annette de Bouthillier-Chavigny
RelativesReese Schonfeld (brother-in-law)

Biography edit

Early life edit

Edward Charles O'Gorman was born on September 26, 1929, in New York City. His father was Samuel Franklin Engs O'Gorman and his mother, Annette de Bouthillier-Chavigny, a French aristocrat. He spent most of his early life in Southport, Connecticut, and Bradford, Vermont. In 1950, he graduated from St. Michael's College in Vermont and later received an M.A. from Columbia University, where he studied with poet and scholar Mark Van Doren.[1] While at Princeton University in 1957, he rented a room in the house of novelist Caroline Gordon Tate, former (and future) wife of poet Allen Tate. O'Gorman would later research (but never complete) a biography of Allen Tate.[2] His sister Pat O'Gorman Schonfeld was married to CNN executive Reese Schonfeld.[3][4]

Career edit

His poetry earned him Guggenheim Fellowships in 1956 and 1962. He won the Lamont Poetry Prize in 1958 for his first collection of poems, The Night of the Hammer.

From 1957 to 1960 O'Gorman taught at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. He taught at Tougaloo College in Mississippi in 1965 and 1966.[5] He later taught at Brooklyn College, The New School, and Manhattan College.[6]

He was the literary editor of the Catholic magazine Jubilee from 1962 to 1965. He was appointed by the U.S. State Department to be the American studies specialist in Chile, Argentina and Brazil in 1965. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[7] In connection with the peace movement, O'Gorman organized a poetry reading, called "Poets for Peace," at the Town Hall in New York City on November 12, 1967, for the Compassionate Arts of the Fellowship of Reconciliation.[2] The reading was recorded and published on a spoken word vinyl LP featuring recitations by Robert Lowell, Barbara Howes, Richard Eberhart, Louise Bogan, Richard Wilbur, Abbie Huston Evans, Galway Kinnell, Daniel Berrigan, Bink Noll, Stanley Kunitz, Arthur Miller, W. D. Snodgrass, and others. O'Gorman later received the Rothko Chapel Award for Commitment to Truth and Freedom.[8]

In July 1966, he arrived in Harlem and worked that summer as a volunteer teacher in a Head Start program. The children's library he started two months later, named after Addie Mae Collins, one of the four children killed in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church, gradually became a tuition-free school known as The Children's Storefront, welcoming all children living in the area. Today, the school thrives with an annual budget of $2.5 million and a waiting list of eight hundred children.

After losing a dispute over succession at the Storefront, O'Gorman founded the Ricardo O'Gorman Garden and Center for Resources in the Humanities which opened in 1998 with the collaboration of two teachers from the original school. The center, which O'Gorman continued to direct, is located on West 129th Street in New York City. The tuition-free school ran an annual budget of $300,000 and for many years benefitted from O'Gorman's fund-raising efforts.

O'Gorman wrote six books of poetry, five books of prose, and numerous articles and poetry published in various magazines.

His many correspondents included some of the most renowned cultural figures of the mid twentieth century: Peter Levi, Henry Miller, Huston Smith, Susan Sontag, Mark Van Doren, Daniel Berrigan, Louise Bogan, Gwendolyn Brooks, Richard Eberhart, Paul Goodman, Suzanne Hiltermann, Galway Kinnell, Denise Levertov, Archibald MacLeish, Marianne Moore, Anaïs Nin, Richard Wilbur, Robert Bly, Rafael Squirru, Bink Noll, Laura Riding Jackson, Lincoln Kirstein, Kathleen Raine, Robert Penn Warren, Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton.

Death edit

He died of pancreatic cancer at his Manhattan home on March 7, 2014, at the age of eighty-four.[9]

Bibliography edit

Poetry edit

  • The Night of the Hammer (Harcourt, Brace 1958)
  • Adam Before the Mirror (Harcourt, Brace 1961)
  • The Buzzard and the Peacock (Harcourt, Brace and World 1964)
  • The Harvesters' Vase (Harcourt, Brace 1968)
  • The Flag the Hawk Flies (Alfred A. Knopf 1972)
  • How to Put Out a Fire (Eakins Press 1984)
  • Five Seasons of Obsession: New and Selected Poems (Helen Marx Books 2001)

Non-fiction edit

  • Prophetic Voices: Ideas and Words on Revolution (Random House 1969)
  • The Storefront: A Community of Children on 129th Street and Madison Avenue (Harper & Row 1970)
  • The Wilderness and the Laurel Tree: A Guide for Teachers and Parents on the Observation of Children (Harper & Row 1972)
  • The Children Are Dying (New American Library 1978)
  • The other side of loneliness (Arcade Publishing 2006)

Children's books edit

  • The Blue Butterfly (with pictures by Thomas di Grazia) (Harper & Row 1971)

Anthologies edit

Pamphlets edit

Books about Ned O'Gorman edit

  • Elizabeth Howard, Editor, Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back (lulu.com 2016)

References edit

  1. ^ David Marcotte, S.J., "A Seamless Grace," in Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back, Elizabeth Howard, ed., lulu.com, 2016. Print.
  2. ^ a b "Georgetown University Manuscripts 2". Georgetown University Library. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Sugar, Rachel (November 2017). "How Food Network Turned Big-city Chef Culture Into Middle-America Pop Culture". New York. Pat O'Gorman, executive producer, wife of Reese Schonfeld
  4. ^ Martin, Douglas (March 7, 2014). "Ned O'Gorman, 84, Dies; Poet Founded Innovative Harlem School". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Georgetown University Manuscripts 1". Georgetown University Library. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ned O'Gorman". Poets.org. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
  8. ^ "Rights Awards Mark the 10th Year of the Rothko Chapel in Houston". New York Times. 23 June 1981. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. ^ Martin, Douglas (7 March 2014). "Ned O'Gorman, 84, Dies; Poet Founded Innovative Harlem School". The New York Times.

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January 01, 1970
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Edward Charles Ned O Gorman September 26 1929 March 7 2014 was an American poet and educator Ned O GormanBornEdward Charles O GormanSeptember 26 1929New York CityDiedMarch 7 2014 aged 84 New York CityEducationColumbia University Princeton UniversityOccupation s Poet educatorParent s Samuel Franklin Engs O GormanAnnette de Bouthillier ChavignyRelativesReese Schonfeld brother in law Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Death 2 Bibliography 2 1 Poetry 2 2 Non fiction 2 3 Children s books 2 4 Anthologies 2 5 Pamphlets 2 6 Books about Ned O Gorman 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Edward Charles O Gorman was born on September 26 1929 in New York City His father was Samuel Franklin Engs O Gorman and his mother Annette de Bouthillier Chavigny a French aristocrat He spent most of his early life in Southport Connecticut and Bradford Vermont In 1950 he graduated from St Michael s College in Vermont and later received an M A from Columbia University where he studied with poet and scholar Mark Van Doren 1 While at Princeton University in 1957 he rented a room in the house of novelist Caroline Gordon Tate former and future wife of poet Allen Tate O Gorman would later research but never complete a biography of Allen Tate 2 His sister Pat O Gorman Schonfeld was married to CNN executive Reese Schonfeld 3 4 Career edit His poetry earned him Guggenheim Fellowships in 1956 and 1962 He won the Lamont Poetry Prize in 1958 for his first collection of poems The Night of the Hammer From 1957 to 1960 O Gorman taught at Iona College in New Rochelle New York He taught at Tougaloo College in Mississippi in 1965 and 1966 5 He later taught at Brooklyn College The New School and Manhattan College 6 He was the literary editor of the Catholic magazine Jubilee from 1962 to 1965 He was appointed by the U S State Department to be the American studies specialist in Chile Argentina and Brazil in 1965 In 1968 he signed the Writers and Editors War Tax Protest pledge vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War 7 In connection with the peace movement O Gorman organized a poetry reading called Poets for Peace at the Town Hall in New York City on November 12 1967 for the Compassionate Arts of the Fellowship of Reconciliation 2 The reading was recorded and published on a spoken word vinyl LP featuring recitations by Robert Lowell Barbara Howes Richard Eberhart Louise Bogan Richard Wilbur Abbie Huston Evans Galway Kinnell Daniel Berrigan Bink Noll Stanley Kunitz Arthur Miller W D Snodgrass and others O Gorman later received the Rothko Chapel Award for Commitment to Truth and Freedom 8 In July 1966 he arrived in Harlem and worked that summer as a volunteer teacher in a Head Start program The children s library he started two months later named after Addie Mae Collins one of the four children killed in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church gradually became a tuition free school known as The Children s Storefront welcoming all children living in the area Today the school thrives with an annual budget of 2 5 million and a waiting list of eight hundred children After losing a dispute over succession at the Storefront O Gorman founded the Ricardo O Gorman Garden and Center for Resources in the Humanities which opened in 1998 with the collaboration of two teachers from the original school The center which O Gorman continued to direct is located on West 129th Street in New York City The tuition free school ran an annual budget of 300 000 and for many years benefitted from O Gorman s fund raising efforts O Gorman wrote six books of poetry five books of prose and numerous articles and poetry published in various magazines His many correspondents included some of the most renowned cultural figures of the mid twentieth century Peter Levi Henry Miller Huston Smith Susan Sontag Mark Van Doren Daniel Berrigan Louise Bogan Gwendolyn Brooks Richard Eberhart Paul Goodman Suzanne Hiltermann Galway Kinnell Denise Levertov Archibald MacLeish Marianne Moore Anais Nin Richard Wilbur Robert Bly Rafael Squirru Bink Noll Laura Riding Jackson Lincoln Kirstein Kathleen Raine Robert Penn Warren Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton Death edit He died of pancreatic cancer at his Manhattan home on March 7 2014 at the age of eighty four 9 Bibliography editPoetry edit The Night of the Hammer Harcourt Brace 1958 Adam Before the Mirror Harcourt Brace 1961 The Buzzard and the Peacock Harcourt Brace and World 1964 The Harvesters Vase Harcourt Brace 1968 The Flag the Hawk Flies Alfred A Knopf 1972 How to Put Out a Fire Eakins Press 1984 Five Seasons of Obsession New and Selected Poems Helen Marx Books 2001 Non fiction edit Prophetic Voices Ideas and Words on Revolution Random House 1969 The Storefront A Community of Children on 129th Street and Madison Avenue Harper amp Row 1970 The Wilderness and the Laurel Tree A Guide for Teachers and Parents on the Observation of Children Harper amp Row 1972 The Children Are Dying New American Library 1978 The other side of loneliness Arcade Publishing 2006 Children s books edit The Blue Butterfly with pictures by Thomas di Grazia Harper amp Row 1971 Anthologies edit A Reading of New Poems Garrett O Gorman Creagh Bagg O Criadain O Grady American Academy in Rome 1959 Perfected Steel Terrible Crystal An Unconventional Source Book of Spiritual Readings in Poetry and Prose Ned O Gorman Editor Seabury Press 1981 Pamphlets edit A Practical Guide for Parents Teachers and Other Friends of Children Claretian Publications 1970 Books about Ned O Gorman edit Elizabeth Howard Editor Ned O Gorman A Glance Back lulu com 2016 References edit David Marcotte S J A Seamless Grace in Ned O Gorman A Glance Back Elizabeth Howard ed lulu com 2016 Print a b Georgetown University Manuscripts 2 Georgetown University Library Retrieved January 14 2018 Sugar Rachel November 2017 How Food Network Turned Big city Chef Culture Into Middle America Pop Culture New York Pat O Gorman executive producer wife of Reese Schonfeld Martin Douglas March 7 2014 Ned O Gorman 84 Dies Poet Founded Innovative Harlem School The New York Times Georgetown University Manuscripts 1 Georgetown University Library Retrieved January 14 2018 Ned O Gorman Poets org Retrieved January 14 2018 Writers and Editors War Tax Protest January 30 1968 New York Post Rights Awards Mark the 10th Year of the Rothko Chapel in Houston New York Times 23 June 1981 Retrieved January 14 2018 Martin Douglas 7 March 2014 Ned O Gorman 84 Dies Poet Founded Innovative Harlem School The New York Times External links edithttp www library georgetown edu dept speccoll cl328 htm https web archive org web 20080503062434 http www ogormanschool org http www poets org poet php prmPID 676 http www nybooks com authors 4520 http www merton org Research Correspondence z asp id 1521 https web archive org web 20071011062917 http www drunkenboat com db1 poems Ogorman menu html https www newyorker com magazine 1967 12 02 ned o gorman 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