Background
Kramer was born on December 13, 1921 in Brooklyn, the son of Hyman and Mary (Click) Kramer.
(The Last Lullaby is the culmination of Aaron Kramer's fif...)
The Last Lullaby is the culmination of Aaron Kramer's fifty-year devotion to translating the poetry of the Holocaust. The full horror of the genocide and the sublime spirit of those who resisted are given voice on these pages. These poets - originally writing in Yiddish - speak from the ghettos, way-stations, death camps, and partisan forests. Placing each group in its historic and literary context with comprehensive introductory essays, Professor Kramer presents works mostly unavailable in English - until now.
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(The first comprehensive selection of an important America...)
The first comprehensive selection of an important American proletarian poet who was passionately engaged in the major issues of his time, 1930s-1990s This is the collected work of a major, versatile American poet passionately engaged with everything from the Holocaust and the Spanish Civil War to his love for New York City and his wife. The editors argue that his long poem sequence, Denmark Vesey, stands as the most ambitious poem about African American history ever written by a white American. Wicked Times includes previously unpublished poems and the first detailed account of Kramer's life, along with photos and extensive explanatory notes.
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That most artistic creations will sink into shadow is inevitable; after all, entire ages of history have fallen into neglect along with their art. Yet, this unjust oblivion can and should be challenged. In this collection of poetry, the author assaults not only the neglect into which a fascinating epoch has fallen, but also the disappearance of numerous writers once considered significant voices in American poetry.
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Kramer was born on December 13, 1921 in Brooklyn, the son of Hyman and Mary (Click) Kramer.
Kramer was educated in Brooklyn College and obtained Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941, as well as Master of Arts degree in 1951. Also he studied at New York University and earned Doctor of Philosophy degree from it in 1966.
Aaron Kramer began working as an educator at the New York Guild for the Jewish Blind in 1955, and he eventually became the Guild’s dramatics director. From 1959 to 1961, he taught high school in Bogota, New Jersey, before beginning a lengthy association with Dowling College in New York. He rose to the rank of graduate professor of English by 1975.
Kramer pioneered in the therapeutic use of poetry for the disabled, also contributing many articles to professional journals in the field. He established a poetry therapy program at Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks and directed similar Programs at Cleary School for the Deaf and the Central Islip State Hospital. In addition, he produced radio poetry programs and was a judge in various competitions. Among the other schools that benefited from his teaching were Queens College of the City University of New York and the University of Guanajuanto.
Aaron's Verse was published in volumes such as Roll the For hidden Drums!, The Tune of the Calliope, Carousel Parkway and others. An editor and translator as well, he published The Last Lullaby: Poems of the Holocaust, Rilke: Visions of Christ and some others.
(The first comprehensive selection of an important America...)
(That most artistic creations will sink into shadow is ine...)
(The Last Lullaby is the culmination of Aaron Kramer's fif...)
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Kramer was against McCarthyism. Several writers around the world rallied to support him in his stand against McCarthyism.
Kramer married Katherine Kolodny on March 10, 1942 and they had two daughters: Carol and Laura.