Background
Lesser, Rika Ellen was born on July 21, 1953 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Milton S. and Celia (Fogelhut)Lesser.
( Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to ...)
Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton, Delmore Schwartz, and other poets who have struggled with manic-depressive illness. What sets her poetry apart, according to Richard Howard, is the plot and purpose of her sequence to take us through the harrowing experiences she creates in her lines, and out the other side . . . this is where her book differs so from the sensational indulgences we are so familiar with.” The book begins with poems on suicide attempts, clinical depression and mania which will attract readers with a special interest in poetic madness.” But in the end the poet turns from death to a full engagement and participation in normal life” and all that it entails. In addition to the general poetry audience, this book will appeal to medical ethicists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and others needing insight into manic-depressive illnesses.
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(Rika Lesser through-composes her books of poems; they are...)
Rika Lesser through-composes her books of poems; they are not albums but unities. They are meant to be read in one sitting and can be fearfully intense. In Etruscan Things she followed the circular map of the Etruscan heavens. In All We Need of Hell she seeks to escape the locked boxes of psychiatric wards and medical categorizations. When she succeeds - and she must - it is through art to life.Th...
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(This collection of Lesser's poetry is a bridge spanning t...)
This collection of Lesser's poetry is a bridge spanning the poets and languages, family and friends she has made her life and her work. The three sections of the volume explore her long relation to Sweden - her adoptive country, her return home, and her preoccupation with translation.
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Lesser, Rika Ellen was born on July 21, 1953 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Milton S. and Celia (Fogelhut)Lesser.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Yale University, 1974; Master of Fine Arts, Columbia University, 1977.
Freelance writer, translator from German and Swedish, Brooklyn, since 1976. Visiting lector Yale College, 1976, 78, 87, 88. Adjunct lecturer English City University of New York, 1979.
Workshop instructor Poetry Ctr.of 92d St Y, New York City, 1982-1985. Jenny McKean Moore visiting lecturer George Washington University, 1985-1986. Adjunct associate professor Columbia University School Arts, New York City, 1998.
Workshop instructor Poetry Center 92d St., New York City, since 2002. Master artist-in-residence Atlantic Center for Arts, 1998. Visiting lecturer New School University, since 2003.
Adjunct associate professor Columbia University Sch.Arts, 2005.
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(Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to th...)
(Growing Back, Rika Lesser's third collection of poetry, i...)
(This collection of Lesser's poetry is a bridge spanning t...)
(Rika Lesser through-composes her books of poems; they are...)
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Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Academy American Poets, Associated Writing Programs, Poetry Society.Am., Poets and Writers, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center (Executive Board 1991-1996), Phi Beta Kappa.