Ruth Whitman
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Ruth Whitman was an American poet
, translator, and professor. Her eighth and last book is Hatshepshut, Speak to me (Wayne State University Press
, 1992), and her most well-known and well-regarded is Tamsen Donner: A Woman’s Journey (Alice James Books
, 1977). She also translated poetry from Yiddish,and wrote the beloved poem Sisters. Her honors and awards include a Senior Fulbright Writer-in-Residence Fellowship to Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a Bunting Institute Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship. Her poems were published in literary journals and magazines including AGNI and Ploughshares. She was an early cooperative member of Alice James Books, and was the poetry editor for Radcliffe Quarterly from 1980 - 1995.
Ruth (Bashein) Whitman, the oldest daughter of Meyer David and Martha H. (Sherman) Bashein, was born on May 28, 1922, in New York City. She received a B.A. and an M.A. from Radcliffe College
, and also taught at Radcliffe, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
during her career. At the time of her death, she lived in Middletown, Rhode Island, and was married to Morton Sacks (her third husband), a painter, and had three children, Rachel, Lee, and David. Her first marriage was to Cedric Whitman and her second to Firman Houghton.
Translations
Non-fiction
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, translator, and professor. Her eighth and last book is Hatshepshut, Speak to me (Wayne State University Press
Wayne State University Press
Wayne State University Press , founded in 1941, is a university press that is part of Wayne State University. It publishes under its own name and also the imprints Painted Turtle and Great Lakes Books....
, 1992), and her most well-known and well-regarded is Tamsen Donner: A Woman’s Journey (Alice James Books
Alice James Books
Alice James Books is an American non-profit poetry press located in Farmington, Maine and affiliated with the University of Maine at Farmington.- History and mission :...
, 1977). She also translated poetry from Yiddish,and wrote the beloved poem Sisters. Her honors and awards include a Senior Fulbright Writer-in-Residence Fellowship to Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a Bunting Institute Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship. Her poems were published in literary journals and magazines including AGNI and Ploughshares. She was an early cooperative member of Alice James Books, and was the poetry editor for Radcliffe Quarterly from 1980 - 1995.
Ruth (Bashein) Whitman, the oldest daughter of Meyer David and Martha H. (Sherman) Bashein, was born on May 28, 1922, in New York City. She received a B.A. and an M.A. from Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
, and also taught at Radcliffe, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
during her career. At the time of her death, she lived in Middletown, Rhode Island, and was married to Morton Sacks (her third husband), a painter, and had three children, Rachel, Lee, and David. Her first marriage was to Cedric Whitman and her second to Firman Houghton.
Published works
Full-length Poetry Collections- Hatshepshut, Speak to me (Wayne State University Press, 1992)
- Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990 (Wayne State University Press, 1990)
- The testing of Hanna Senesh (Wayne State University Press, 1986, with a historical background by Livia Rothkirchen)
- Permanent Address (Alice James Books, 1980)
- Tamsen Donner: A Woman’s Journey (Alice James Books, 1977)
- The Passion of Lizzie Borden (October House, 1973)
- The Marriage Wig and Other Poems (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968)
- Blood & Milk Poems (Clarke & Way, 1963)
Translations
- The selected poems of Jacob Glatstein (October House, 1972)
- An anthology of modern Yiddish poetry (October House, 1966)
Non-fiction
- Becoming a Poet: Source, Process, Practice (The Writer,Inc., 1982)