Alan Shefsky | |
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| Born | Alan Neal Shefsky June 22, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2014 (aged 54) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Genre | Lyric Poetry |
| Notable awards | 1999 Illinois Arts Council Literary Award, 2004 Northwestern Graduate School Ver Steeg Award. |
Alan Shefsky (June 22, 1959 – July 1, 2014)[1] was, in his own words, "a poet and occasionally an essayist."[2] He was a graduate of Northwestern University and worked there in the school of performing arts for 25 years until 2011[3] when he was diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma.[2] This diagnosis had a notable impact on his writing style, which he summed up succinctly as "my writings after are different from my writings before."[2] He passed away three years later in 2014.[4]
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