Russell Edson

Russell Edson
BornRussell Edelstein
(1928-12-12)December 12, 1928
DiedApril 29, 2014(2014-04-29) (aged 85)
Occupation
Period1951–2009
Notable awards
Parents


Russell Edson (né Edelstein; 12 December 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an American poet, novelist, writer, and illustrator. He was the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson and Gladys Cedar Edson.

Born in Manhattan, New York City, Edson studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager. He began publishing poetry in the 1950s. His honors as a poet include a Guggenheim fellowship,[1] a Whiting Award,[2] and several fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.[3]

Edson self-published several chapbooks and later, numerous collections of prose poetry, fables, two novels, Gulping's Recital and The Song of Percival Peacock, and a book of plays under the title, The Falling Sickness. His final book was See Jack (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009).

He lived in Darien, Connecticut with his wife Frances.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Russell Edson, 1989 Winner in Poetry". Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Russell Edson". Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Russell Edson, Poet
  5. ^ "Department of English Language and Literature - Department of English Language and Literature | University of South Carolina".