Len Roberts
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BornMarch 13, 1947
Cohoes, New York, United States
DiedMay 25, 2007 (aged 60)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationsPoet and professor
Len Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1947 Cohoes, New York, United States |
| Died | May 25, 2007 (aged 60) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupations | Poet and professor |
Len Roberts (March 13, 1947 – May 25, 2007) was an American poet.[1]
He graduated from Siena College, the University of Dayton with a master's degree, and from Lehigh University with a Ph.D.
He presented some of his work at Lafayette College. Allen Ginsberg sent his manuscript to a publisher which was Cohoes Theater.
He translated three books of Hungarian poet Sándor Csoóri, whose writing helped to inspire the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
He taught at the University of Pittsburgh, Muhlenberg College, Lafayette College, and Northampton Community College (for 33 years).[2]
Awards
- 1988, National Poetry Series Award, for Black Wings
- 1991 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Award for poetry
- two awards from the National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- two Fulbright Scholar awards
