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| '''Raphel Rudnik''' (born April 30, ] in Manhattan, NY) is an ] and literary scout. He is a graduate of ] (B.A., 1955) and ] (M.A., 1968). He published the poetry collections, A Lesson From the Cyclops (Vintage, 1969), In The Heart or Our City (Random House, 1972), and Frank, 207 (Ohio University Press, 1982). The recipient of a ] for poetry and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for translation, his poems have appeared in ], The Quarterly Review of Literature, New Directions, and other journals. He has taught literature at Columbia University and elsewhere. | |||
| '''Raphael Rudnik''' (April 30, 1933 – June 22, 2009) was an ] and ]. His poems have appeared in ], ''The Quarterly Review of Literature'', ''New Directions'', and other journals. Rudnik received much acclaim throughout his career, receiving a ] for poetry, the first Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award, and the ] for translation. ] called Rudnik "one of the most brilliant poets of his generation."<ref name="bombbio">{{cite web |last1=Hamburger |first1=Robert |title=On the Train |url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/on-the-train/ |website=Bomb Magazine |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| '''Works''' (Lessons from a Cyclops.) | |||
| Raphael Rudnik was born April 30, 1933, in ]. His parents were Charles Rudnik, also a poet, and Amalia Rossfield Rudnik. Rudnik received his B.A. from ] in 1955 and M.A. from ] in 1968.<ref name="contemp">{{cite book |editor1-last=Evory |editor1-first=Ann |title=Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide to Current Authors and Their Works · Volumes 29-32 |date=1972 |publisher=Gale Research |page=593 |isbn=9780810300354 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phIQbS5U-TkC |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> | |||
| Rudnik published the poetry collections ''A Lesson From the Cyclops'' (Vintage, 1969), ''In The Heart of Our City'' (Random House, 1972), and ''Frank, 207'' (Ohio University Press, 1982). He also taught literature at Columbia University and elsewhere.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} | |||
| Rudnik began writing a book-length poem, ''On the Train'', around 1982. He worked on the poem steadily for more than three decades. In spring 2009, knowing his health was failing fast after years of ] and other conditions, Rudnik redoubled his efforts to finish the manuscript, and completed the revisions a few days before his death. ], who was a friend of Rudnik's, edited and compiled the drafts he left behind into a version of over 6,000 lines. An excerpt was published in '']'' in 2012.<ref name="bombbio" /> | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 24 January 2024
American poet and literary scoutRaphael Rudnik (April 30, 1933 – June 22, 2009) was an American poet and literary scout. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Quarterly Review of Literature, New Directions, and other journals. Rudnik received much acclaim throughout his career, receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship for poetry, the first Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award, and the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for translation. John Cheever called Rudnik "one of the most brilliant poets of his generation."
Biography
Raphael Rudnik was born April 30, 1933, in New York City. His parents were Charles Rudnik, also a poet, and Amalia Rossfield Rudnik. Rudnik received his B.A. from Bard College in 1955 and M.A. from Columbia University in 1968.
Rudnik published the poetry collections A Lesson From the Cyclops (Vintage, 1969), In The Heart of Our City (Random House, 1972), and Frank, 207 (Ohio University Press, 1982). He also taught literature at Columbia University and elsewhere.
Rudnik began writing a book-length poem, On the Train, around 1982. He worked on the poem steadily for more than three decades. In spring 2009, knowing his health was failing fast after years of emphysema and other conditions, Rudnik redoubled his efforts to finish the manuscript, and completed the revisions a few days before his death. Paul Auster, who was a friend of Rudnik's, edited and compiled the drafts he left behind into a version of over 6,000 lines. An excerpt was published in Bomb Magazine in 2012.
References
- ^ Hamburger, Robert. "On the Train". Bomb Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Evory, Ann, ed. (1972). Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide to Current Authors and Their Works · Volumes 29-32. Gale Research. p. 593. ISBN 9780810300354. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
External links
- Raphael Rudnik at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalog records (including 1 'from old catalog')
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