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Stanley Burnshaw (June 20, 1906 – September 16, 2005) was an American poet, primarily known for his ontology The Seamless Web (1970). His style was particularly writing political poems, prose, editorials, etc. Aside from political poetry, Burnshaw is known for his works on social justice.

Stanley Burnshaw
Born(1906-06-20)June 20, 1906
New York City, New York
DiedSeptember 16, 2005(2005-09-16) (aged 99)
Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh, Columbia University, University of Poitiers, Sorbonne, Cornell University
Known forPoet, critic, author, editor, publisher, novelist
Spouse(s)Susan Copen Oken
ChildrenValerie Razavi

Family life


Raised by his parents, who immigrated from England, Stanley Burnshaw was born and brought up in New York City. There are few detailed depictions of his childhood, but in his later years Burnshaw wrote two poems giving light on that time period of his life. The first was a poem entitled "My Friend, My Father" which was about his childhood from the viewpoint of his father, and the second about his mother entitled "House in St. Petersburg". Burnshaw married Susan Copen Oken.[1] Burnshaw had daughter, Valeri Razavi, and later became the grandparents to one grandson.


Education


Burnshaw began his secondary education at the University of Pittsburgh, transferred to Columbia University, and then transferred back to the University of Pittsburgh again to earn his bachelor's degree. After saving up money, Burnshaw traveled to Europe in 1927 to attend the University of Poitiers and eventually Sorbonne University. Then in 1928, he returned to New York to attend graduate school at New York University and earned his Master's degree.


Career


Burnshaw made a career plan to become a teacher and a writer. To save money and get started in his future career, Burnshaw started working at the Blaw-Knox Steel Corporation in Blawnox, Pennsylvania as an assistant copywriter. After he returned from Europe, Burnshaw began working at the Hecht Company in New York City as an advertising manager. Resigning from the Hecht Company in 1932, his next job was doing multiple duties (co-editor, drama critic, and occasional book reviewer) for The New Masses, a weekly editorial in New York City. In the 1930s Burnshaw got more interested in publishing. He first became the editor-in-chief for the Cordon Company in New York, then president and editor-in-chief of the Dryden Press (a firm he started) which merged with Holt, Rinehart and Winston in the late 1950s. Until 1968 Burnshaw was a consultant to the house and vice-president of Dryden Press. He published many prose, poems, books, editorials, and remained active in many other aspects of his career until his death in September 2005.


Works



References


  1. Martin, Douglas. "Stanley Burnshaw, Poet, Editor and Critic, Dies at 99". New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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