Samuel Menashe (September 16, 1925 – August 22, 2011) was an American poet.
Biography
Born in New York City as Samuel Menashe Weisberg, Menashe grew up in Elmhurst, Queens, and graduated from Townsend Harris High School and from Queens College, where he majored in biochemistry. During World War II he served in the US Army infantry, where he received a Ph.D. for the thesis Un essai sur l'expérience poétique (étude introspective) in 1950.
In the 1950s, Menashe returned to New York where, except for frequent sojourns in England and Ireland, he lived most of his life. In 1961, he garnered the blessing of the British poet Kathleen Raine who arranged for his first book, The Many Named Beloved, to be published by Victor Gollancz in London. who became one of Menashe's most committed backers. He was later included in the Penguin Modern Poets series.
In 2004 he became the first poet honored with the "Neglected Masters Award"
See also List of poems by Samuel Menashe.
References
External links
- NPR : Samuel Menashe: A Poet Gets His Due
- Samuel Menashe - Poetry Archive – <small>Recordings of Menashe reciting a selection of his poetry</small>
- A Visit with Samuel Menashe – Jake Marmer's overview of his personal encounter with the poet for My Jewish Learning blog.
- "Niche Closed", Obituary in the Forward
- Irish Times, Obituary, Joseph Woods
- Dana Gioia. "'I Am the King’s Son': On the Poetry of Samuel Menashe" (introduction to Menashe's poetry as featured poet in Tundra #1)
- Joseph Woods. "THE SOUL OF WIT" Samuel Menashe, New and Selected Poems, edited by Christopher Ricks, Poetry Ireland Review