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John Malcolm Brinnin
Canadian poet
John Malcolm Brinnin (September 13, 1916 – June 26, 1998[1]) was a Canadian-born American poet and literary critic.
Life and work
Brinnin was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to American parents John A.
Brinnin and Frances Malcolm Brinnin.
When he was still a boy, Brinnin's parents moved to Detroit, Michigan. Brinnin went to the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies where he won three Hopwood Awards in 1938, 1939 and 1940.
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He worked his way through school in an Ann Arbor book store. During part of this time (1936–1938), Brinnin served as the editor of the journal Signatures. Graduating from Michigan in 1942, Brinnin went to Harvard University for graduate work.
From 1949 to 1956, Brinnin was Director of the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Poetry Center, popularly known today as the 92nd Street Y. While he was there, he raised the center to national attention as a focal point for