81. Frederick Morgan gestorben

Der Herausgeber und Dichter Frederick Morgan starb im Alter von 81 Jahren in New York. Aus dem Nachruf der NYT *) vom 23.2.04:

The magazine, The Hudson Review, had no academic affiliation, political ideology or backing beyond its founders‘ bank accounts. But Mr. Morgan and his partners, Joseph Bennett and William Arrowsmith, had eclectic tastes and were willing to experiment. The first issue featured an essay by R. P. Blackmur on Dostoyevsky and poetry by Wallace Stevens and E. E. Cummings.

In 1950 Mr. Morgan, to the dismay of many colleagues, visited the poet Ezra Pound in a mental hospital, where he had been confined after being accused of treason for broadcasting propaganda for Mussolini during World War II. At Pound’s urging, Mr. Morgan began to publish more international literature and translations.

Gedicht „The Dream“, Philadelphia Inquirer 29.2.04