Background
Mitchell Goodman was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on December 23, 1923. His parents, Irving and Adele, were first and second generation Jewish immigrants.
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2nd Lieut. Mitchell Goodman’s experiences form the basis for this vivid 1961 anti-war novel. The story focuses on an American artillery lieutenant, assimilated into the massive Allied invasion force, who is forced to re-examine his life and his beliefs by his experiences in beautiful but war-torn Italy.
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Mitchell Goodman was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on December 23, 1923. His parents, Irving and Adele, were first and second generation Jewish immigrants.
Goodman was given a scholarship to Harvard and was at college when the U.S. entered World War II. He was trained as a Second Lieutenant forward observer in an artillery battalion, but was not deployed overseas.
Goodman turned to writing in 1946 after serving in the U.S. Army Field Artillery during World War II.
In his later years, Goodman resided in Temple, Maine where he wrote poetry and took part in local politics, including standing in solidarity with the workers in the International Paper strike in Jay, Maine.
He was a contributor of articles to many journals, including the New York Times and Atlantic Monthly. His other works include a poem anthology, titled The Voice that Is Great within Us, and Light from under a Bushel. He was also the editor of The Movement toward a New America.
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1961Goodman was a supporter of anti-war movement in Vietnam.
Goodman married Denise Levertov in 1947. They had a son, who was born in 1949. The couple divorced in 1975.
Denise Levertov was a British-born American poet, educator and activist, whose work embraces a wide variety of genres and themes, including nature lyrics, love poems, protest poetry, and poetry inspired by her faith in God.
