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Gregor’s poems were published in Poetry in 1947, and he received the First Appearance Prize. He is the author of 11 books of poetry, among them Octavian Shooting Targets (1954), Basic Movements (1966), Figure in the Door (1968), The River Serpent and Other Poems (1995), and That Other Side of Things (2001).
Arthur Gregor (1890–1948) was an Austrian-born American playwright and film director.
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Octavian Shooting Targets.New York, Dodd Mead, 1954. Declensions of a Refrain.New York, Poetry London-New York Books, 1957. Basic Movements.New York, Gyre Press, 1966. Figure in the Door.New York, Doubleday, 1968. A Bed by the Sea.New York, Doubleday, 1970. Selected Poems.New York, Doubleday, 1971. The Past Now: New Poems.New York, Doubleday, 1975....
Continued Departure (produced New York, 1968). Published in Accent(Urbana, Illinois), 1951. Fire(produced Urbana, Illinois, 1952). The Door Is Open(produced New York, 1970).
I have tried to explore and to articulate what I consider the poetic reality in myself, a reality that lies in all. My influences have been art, nature, and those in whom throb powerfully the magic, the mystery of life. During a time when the evolution of American poetry has been defined by large movements with clearly directed aims, Arthur Gregor ...
Arthur Gregor was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1923. He is the author of 11 books of poetry, including Octavian Shooting Targets (1954), Figure in the Door (1968), and That Other Side of Things (2001).
Arthur Gregor has 13 books on Goodreads with 41 ratings. Arthur Gregor’s most popular book is The Hand Upon His Head: Selected Poems 1947-2003.
Arthur Gregor as portrayed on the back cover of his fourth book of poems, Figure in the Door, 1968. poetry,4 four of them by Doubleday, plus three books for. children, a memoir,^ a novel,6 and three produced plays; and, to boot, many contemporary anthologies include his poems.
An Austrian-born American children's writer, editor, and poet, Gregor is primarily known as a mystical, introspective poet. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 25-28, rev. ed.)
