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Christopher Levenson | |
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| Born | February 13, 1934 London, England |
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| Occupation | Poet |
Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet.
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Christopher Levenson | |
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| Born | February 13, 1934 London, England |
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| Occupation | Poet |
Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet.
Levenson was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Boys and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English under F. R. Leavis. [1] He later received a further degree from the University of Iowa. [2]
Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving to Ottawa in 1968. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He was co-founder, and editor, of Arc Poetry Magazine , [3] and taught for many years at Carleton University. [4]
His work appeared in The Antigonish Review, [5] among other journals, and he is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada. [6]
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