Ivar Ivask

Poet

Birthday December 17, 1927

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Estonia

DEATH DATE Sep 23, 1992 (64)

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About

Estonian poet and academic who rose to literary prominence in the 1960s. He taught in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department of the University of Oklahoma.

Before Fame

He lived in Estonia and Germany before moving to the United States in 1949.

Trivia

In 1967, he became Editor-in-Chief of an international quarterly publication called World Literature Today.

Family Life

He was married to Latvian poet Astrid Ivask.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of American writer Joseph Heller.