Illinois Authors

Henry Rago

Born: 1915
Died: 1969 in Chicago

Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Rago lived in Chicago and was a Professor of Theology and Literature at the University of Chicago.

Biography: Henry Rago was a poet and editor of Poetry Magazine for 14 years from 1955-1969. He was also a Professor of Theology and Literature at the University of Chicago. Henry died at age 53 on May 26, 1969 in Chicago. Just that year, he had resigned his editorship at Poetry to take a year of lecturing and writing on a grant from the Ford Foundation to be followed by a full time position at the University of Chicago.

Primary Literary Genre(s): Poetry

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Henry Rago on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=henry+rago

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