Louis Kent

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Louis Kent
OccupationPoet
NationalityAmerican
Notable awards Shelley Memorial Award (1950)

Louis Kent was an American poet.

Life

His work appeared in The New Yorker [1] and Poetry Magazine. [2]

Contents

He graduated from the University of Kansas, before working for the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. [3]

Award

Work

Review

In a review by Louise Townsend Nicholl, Kent received the following praise:

so far as I know, Louis Kent has never published another book of poems - which is too bad. Robert Hillyer, who was much interested in his work, brought him to me at Dutton's & I agreed on his "true lyrical genius", as Robert said. I had one few hours meeting with him & lunch - a tall young man, incisive & sincere & eager. Perhaps we will see his name again on a book someday. Louise Townsend Nicholl, 1956 [4]

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References

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