Philip Max Raskin

Philip Max Raskin (December 24, 1880 – February 6, 1944) was a Russian-born poet.

Life

Raskin was born on December 24, 1880, in Shklov, Russia.[1] After emigrating to England, he worked at the Leeds Health Department. In 1914, he published his first poetry collection, Songs of a Jew, and the following year, he immigrated to the United States. He continued to publish his own poetry in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish, as well as an anthology of modern Jewish poetry. He immigrated to the United States in 1915 and died on February 6, 1944, in New York City.[2][3]

Works

  • Songs of a Wanderer, George Routledge & Sons, ISBN 9781103062577
  • Anthology of Modern Jewish Poetry, Behrman's Jewish Book Shop, 1927

References

  1. ^ "Philip M. Raskin, Noted Jewish Poet, Dies in New York" (PDF). JTA Daily News Journal. Vol. 2, no. 32. New York: Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 8, 1944. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Philip M Raskin, on poets.org
  3. ^ "PHILIP M. RASKIN, POET AND ZIONIST; Author of 10 Verse Volumes in 3 Tongues Began Career in England -- Dies at 6". New York Times. February 8, 1944. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  • Recording of some of Raskin's poems on Librivox Librivox



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