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Oscar Williams was a poet who wrote in English, Russian, Yiddish, and Hebrew. He also edited influential poetry anthologies that introduced many modern poets to the public.
Oscar Kaplan (December 29, 1900 – October 10, 1964), known by his pen name Oscar Williams, was an American anthologist and poet . About His Life. Williams was born Oscar Kaplan in Letychiv, Ukraine, son of Jewish parents Mouzya Kaplan and Chana Rapoport. He emigrated to New York at the age of seven.
6,655 Followers, 666 Following, 500 Posts - Oscar Williams (@oscarwwilliams) on Instagram: "Fun home Broadway, OBC The Secret Garden at Lincoln Center Roundabout Parade Reading PACE BFA MT".
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Oscar Williams, poet and t?eless compiler of poetry anthologies, of which, together, more than 2 million copies were sold, died yesterday at Doctors Hospital. He was 64 years old.
Oscar Williams is the author of Immortal Poems of the English Language (4.29 avg rating, 1101 ratings, 66 reviews, published 1952), The Mentor Book of Ma...
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A timeless and comprehensive anthology of enduring English language poetry, featuring entries from 150 British and American poets, including Alexander Pope, Lord Byron, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Emily Dickinson.
A Little Treasury of Modern Poetry: English and American is an anthology of poetry, edited by Oscar Williams, which was published by Scribner's, New York, in 1946, and Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, in 1947.
