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Person Detail: Michael Benedikt

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Full Name: Michael Benedikt
Biography:
(1935 - 2007) Writer, Poet, Critic/Journalist. Born in New York City, Michael Benedikt received his bachelor's from New York University and his master's from Columbia University -- continuing on to publish his own work as well as his literary criticism.
Life Events:
Year: 1935 Event: BIRTH New York County
Michael Benedikt is born in 1935 in New York City. 
Year: 1968 Event: LITWORK (Unknown) County
The Body
Poetry. 
Year: 1971 Event: LITWORK (Unknown) County
Mole Notes
Prose poems. 
Year: 1976 Event: LITWORK (Unknown) County
Night Cries
Prose poems. 
Year: 1980 Event: LITWORK (Unknown) County
The Badminton at Great Barrington; or, Gustave Mahler & The Chattanooga Choo-Choo
(Pub: University of Pittsburgh Press ISBN: )
Poetry. 
Year: 2007 Event: DEATH (Unknown) County
Michael Benedikt died on February 9, 2007 at age 72. 
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Earned bachelor's degree from NYU and master's in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. 
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Received a New York State Council for The Arts Grant, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and an NEA Fellowship in his lifetime. 
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Taught at Bennington, Sarah Lawrence, Vassar, Hampshire Colleges, and at Boston University. 

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