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George Oppen

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George Oppen


Born
in New Rochelle, The United States
April 24, 1908

Died
July 07, 1984

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George Oppen (April 24, 1908 – July 7, 1984) was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets. He abandoned poetry in the 1930s for political activism, and later moved to Mexico to avoid the attentions of the House Un-American Activities Committee. He returned to poetry—and to the United States—in 1958, and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1969.

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“I think there is no light in the world
but the world

and I think there is light”
George Oppen

“Ultimately the air
Is bare sunlight where must be found
The lyric valuable.”
George Oppen

“What I like more than anything is to visit other islands...”
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