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Arts & Literature
John Ciardi
1916–1986Medford, MAItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Poet
Biography
Poet; translator of Dante's Divine Comedy; poetry editor of Saturday Review for 35 years. Dante Divine Comedy translation still widely used; 35 years as Saturday Review poetry editor
Notable For
- Poet
- translator of Dante's Divine Comedy
- poetry editor of Saturday Review for 35 years
Honors & Recognition
- Dante Divine Comedy translation still widely used
- 35 years as Saturday Review poetry editor
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Arts & Literature
- Specialty
- Literature/Poetry
- Years
- 1916–1986
- Birth Place
- Medford, MA
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
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