Robert Mezey (February 28, 1935 – April 25, 2020) was an American poet, critic and academic. He was also a noted translator, in particular from Spanish, having translated with Richard Barnes the collected poems of Borges.[1]
^"TSL Online A&F 030698: Mezey Professes Love for Poetry, Pomona".
^. The Pedestal Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
^Gioria, Dana (29 April 2020). "Pomona professor, poet and translator Robert Mezey dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
External linksedit
"Review: The Poetry of Robert Mezey", Chicago Review, Peter Michelson, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Summer, 1963), pp. 123–128
New Poem, ‘Please?’ New Poetry at The Flea, Broadsheet 14, March 2011.
January 01, 1970
robert, mezey, february, 1935, april, 2020, american, poet, critic, academic, also, noted, translator, particular, from, spanish, having, translated, with, richard, barnes, collected, poems, borges, born, philadelphia, attended, kenyon, college, contemporary, . Robert Mezey February 28 1935 April 25 2020 was an American poet critic and academic He was also a noted translator in particular from Spanish having translated with Richard Barnes the collected poems of Borges 1 He was born in Philadelphia and attended Kenyon College as a contemporary of E L Doctorow and James Wright after a time and serving in the army he finished in 1959 an undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa Having worked for a while he became a graduate student at Stanford University Then he began teaching at Case Western Reserve University in 1963 During a year at Franklin and Marshall College he was for a time suspended after an accusation of inciting students to burn draft cards After holding other positions he settled in 1976 at Pomona College until retiring in 2000 2 3 4 He received numerous awards including the 2002 Poets Prize for Collected Poems 1952 1999 Works edit Fishing Around The New Yorker January 21 2008 The Lovemaker 1960 poems received the Lamont Poetry Prize in 1961 White Blossoms 1965 poems A Book of Dying poems The Mercy of Sorrow poems Naked Poetry 1969 anthology editor with Stephen Berg The Door Standing Open Selected Poems 1970 Poems from the Hebrew 1973 translator Small Song 1979 poems Tungsteno novel by Caesar Vallejo 1982 translator Evening Wind 1987 poems Couplets Selected Translations The Collected Poems of Henri Coulette 1990 editor with Donald Justice Natural Selection 1995 poems Thomas Hardy Selected Poems 1998 editor The Poetry of E A Robinson 1999 editor Collected Poems 1952 1999 2000 Poems of the American West 2002 editor Poems of Jorge Luis Borges translator with Richard BarnesReferences edit Robert Mezey Poet Poetry Picture and Bio TSL Online A amp F 030698 Mezey Professes Love for Poetry Pomona Robert Mezey Featured Writer The Pedestal Magazine Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Gioria Dana 29 April 2020 Pomona professor poet and translator Robert Mezey dies Los Angeles Times Retrieved 30 August 2020 External links edit Review The Poetry of Robert Mezey Chicago Review Peter Michelson Vol 16 No 2 Summer 1963 pp 123 128 New Poem Please New Poetry at The Flea Broadsheet 14 March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Mezey amp oldid 1103198924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
