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Academia & Scholarship
Lewis Turco
b. 1934Meriden, CTItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
The Book of Forms (poetry handbook)
Biography
The Book of Forms (poetry handbook); prolific poet; SUNY Oswego founder of Poetry Center. The Book of Forms — the definitive guide to poetic forms used in universities worldwide
Notable For
- The Book of Forms (poetry handbook)
- prolific poet
- SUNY Oswego founder of Poetry Center
Honors & Recognition
- The Book of Forms — the definitive guide to poetic forms used in universities worldwide
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Academia & Scholarship
- Specialty
- Poetry/Academia
- Years
- b. 1934
- Birth Place
- Meriden, CT
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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