Award-winning poet Linda Gregg died in Manhattan on March 20, 2019. She was 76 years old. Gregg started her career as a poet at the age of 40 when she published in 1981 “Too Bright To See.” W.S. Merwin praised her poems saying that they were original in a way that matters. Following her first […]
Bob Dylan, 75, won the Nobel Prize in literature. on Oct. 13, 2016, for his work as a poet laureate of the rock era. His work has influenced generations of songwriters and has been critiqued by his fans, critics, and academics as reported by The New York Times. This is the first time the honor has […]
Leonard Cohen, whose birth name is Leonard Norman Cohen, was born on Sept. 21, 1934, in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. He is a multifaceted artist of many talents. The well-known Canadian artist includes poet, musician, singer, songwriter, novelist, and painter among his occupations. Among his many accomplishments, Cohen has been inducted into both the Canadian Songwriters […]