Lewis Turco

Poet

Birthday May 2, 1934

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace New York

Age 89 years old

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About

Poet and author of Book of Forms, The Compleat Melancholick, Satan's Scourge, and other critically-acclaimed works. His later works include The Museum of Ordinary People and A Sheaf of Leaves: Literary Memoirs.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Connecticut and the University of Iowa.

Trivia

He is associated with the New Formalism movement in American poetry.

Family Life

He grew up in Buffalo, New York. He later taught creative writing classes at Cleveland State University.

Associated With

He was inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson.