Ned O'Gorman
Ned O'Gorman | |
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Born | Edward Charles O'Gorman September 26, 1929 New York City |
Died | March 7, 2014 (aged 84) New York City |
Education | Columbia University; Princeton University |
Occupation(s) | Poet, educator |
Parent(s) | Samuel Franklin Engs O'Gorman Annette de Bouthillier-Chavigny |
Relatives | Reese Schonfeld (brother-in-law) |
Edward Charles "Ned" O'Gorman (September 26, 1929 – March 7, 2014) was an American poet and educator.
Biography
Early life
Edward Charles O'Gorman was born on September 26, 1929, in New York City. His father was Samuel Franklin Engs O'Gorman and his mother, Annette de Bouthillier-Chavigny, a French aristocrat. He spent most of his early life in Southport, Connecticut, and Bradford, Vermont. In 1950, he graduated from St. Michael's College in Vermont and later received an M.A. from Columbia University, where he studied with poet and scholar Mark Van Doren.[1] While at Princeton University in 1957, he rented a room in the house of novelist Caroline Gordon Tate, former (and future) wife of poet Allen Tate. O'Gorman would later research (but never complete) a biography of Allen Tate.[2] His sister Pat O'Gorman Schonfeld was married to CNN executive Reese Schonfeld.[3][4]
Career
His poetry earned him
From 1957 to 1960 O'Gorman taught at
He was the literary editor of the Catholic magazine Jubilee from 1962 to 1965. He was appointed by the
In July 1966, he arrived in
After losing a dispute over succession at the Storefront, O'Gorman founded the Ricardo O'Gorman Garden and Center for Resources in the Humanities which opened in 1998 with the collaboration of two teachers from the original school. The center, which O'Gorman continued to direct, is located on West 129th Street in New York City. The tuition-free school ran an annual budget of $300,000 and for many years benefitted from O'Gorman's fund-raising efforts.
O'Gorman wrote six books of poetry, five books of prose, and numerous articles and poetry published in various magazines.
His many correspondents included some of the most renowned cultural figures of the mid twentieth century:
Death
He died of pancreatic cancer at his Manhattan home on March 7, 2014, at the age of eighty-four.[9]
Bibliography
Poetry
- The Night of the Hammer (Harcourt, Brace 1958)
- Adam Before the Mirror (Harcourt, Brace 1961)
- The Buzzard and the Peacock (Harcourt, Brace and World 1964)
- The Harvesters' Vase (Harcourt, Brace 1968)
- The Flag the Hawk Flies (Alfred A. Knopf 1972)
- How to Put Out a Fire (Eakins Press 1984)
- Five Seasons of Obsession: New and Selected Poems (Helen Marx Books 2001)
Non-fiction
- Prophetic Voices: Ideas and Words on Revolution (Random House 1969)
- The Storefront: A Community of Children on 129th Street and Madison Avenue (Harper & Row1970)
- The Wilderness and the Laurel Tree: A Guide for Teachers and Parents on the Observation of Children (Harper & Row 1972)
- The Children Are Dying (New American Library 1978)
- The other side of loneliness (Arcade Publishing 2006)
Children's books
- The Blue Butterfly (with pictures by Thomas di Grazia) (Harper & Row 1971)
Anthologies
- A Reading of New Poems: Garrett, O'Gorman, Creagh, Bagg, O Criadain, O'Grady (American Academy in Rome 1959)
- Perfected Steel, Terrible Crystal: An Unconventional Source Book of Spiritual Readings in Poetry and Prose, Ned O'Gorman, Editor (Seabury Press1981)
Pamphlets
- A Practical Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Friends of Children (Claretian Publications 1970)
Books about Ned O'Gorman
- Elizabeth Howard, Editor, Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back (lulu.com 2016)
References
- ^ David Marcotte, S.J., "A Seamless Grace," in Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back, Elizabeth Howard, ed., lulu.com, 2016. Print.
- ^ a b "Georgetown University Manuscripts 2". Georgetown University Library. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Sugar, Rachel (November 2017). "How Food Network Turned Big-city Chef Culture Into Middle-America Pop Culture". New York.
Pat O'Gorman, executive producer, wife of Reese Schonfeld
- ^ Martin, Douglas (March 7, 2014). "Ned O'Gorman, 84, Dies; Poet Founded Innovative Harlem School". The New York Times.
- ^ "Georgetown University Manuscripts 1". Georgetown University Library. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Ned O'Gorman". Poets.org. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
- ^ "Rights Awards Mark the 10th Year of the Rothko Chapel in Houston". New York Times. 23 June 1981. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (7 March 2014). "Ned O'Gorman, 84, Dies; Poet Founded Innovative Harlem School". The New York Times.
External links
- http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl328.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080503062434/http://www.ogormanschool.org/
- http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/676
- http://www.nybooks.com/authors/4520
- http://www.merton.org/Research/Correspondence/z.asp?id=1521
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071011062917/http://www.drunkenboat.com/db1/poems/Ogorman/menu.html
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1967/12/02/ned-o-gorman
- https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/full-faith
- https://www.library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/ned-ogorman-through-poets-lens
- http://www.storefrontacademy.org/news/book-50-stories-50-years-our-founder-ned-ogorman