biography
| name: |
Koch, Kenneth (Jay)
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pronunciation:
[koch]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925–2002)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He studied at Harvard (1948 BA) and Columbia University (1959 PhD), where he taught from 1959. A leading figure of the New York school of poetry, he is known for his urban settings, as in Poems (1953), and for his witty metaphors, as in ‘One Train May Hide Another’ (1993). He was a lecturer and director of poetry workshops for the elderly and for children, described in Wishes, Lies, and Dreams (1970). He also wrote a novel and plays, several of which have been produced off-Broadway. |
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