People Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965
R. P. Blackmur
Richard Palmer Blackmur (January 21, 1904 – February 2, 1965) was an American literary critic and poet. He was born and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended Cambridge High and Latin School, but was expelled in 1918. An autodidact, Blackmur worked in a bookshop after high school, and attended lectures at Harvard University without enrolling. He was managing editor of the literary quarterly Hound & Horn from 1928 to 1930, at which time he resigned, although he continued to contribute to the magazine until its demise in 1934. Read more at Wikipedia...
Born: 1904, Springfield
Died: 1965, Princeton
Alternate Names: Richard Palmer Blackmur
Occupation(s): poet, literary critic, author, university teacher, writer, journalist
Employer(s): Princeton University, University of Cambridge
Associated Place(s): Japan, United States, New Jersey--Princeton
Associated Subject(s): Â American poetry--20th century, Narration (Rhetoric)
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