Eileen Simpson | |
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| Born | Eileen Patricia Mulligan 1918 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | October 21, 2002 (aged 83–84) New York City, New York, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Hunter College, Princeton University |
| Notable works | Poets in Their Youth: A Memoir |
| Spouse | John Berryman (1942-1956); divorced Robert Simpson (1960-); Francis X. Baine (1989-) |
Eileen Simpson (1918 – October 21, 2002) was an American writer and psychotherapist. Her 1982 book Poets in their Youth records her life with first husband John Berryman and his circle of poets, including Delmore Schwartz and Robert Lowell. In 1984 she was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in General Nonfiction.[1]