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Styron, Rose Burgunder was born on April 4, 1928 in Baltimore. Daughter of Benjamin Bernei and Selma (Kann) Burgunder.
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This beautiful collection of poems and photographs of the landscape of Martha's Vineyard is a serene and noble tribute to this lovely island. This book portrays the island's character more than any other volume on the subject, through the combination of Rose Styron's evocative lines and Craig Dripps's stunning images. Styron evokes the rhythmic waves caressing the beaches, the lighthouses and fairways, and the lantern-lit night. She speaks of the oxen at Brookside Farm, foggy Chilmark Pond, and the limbs of the ancient oak in West Tisbury with a love of place born in the soul and painted in words. The photographs capture in color the silvered tones of the poetry, conveying the spirit of Martha's Vineyard in all seasons. Feel the bright wash of sunlight during the late summer afternoon and the blustery gusts of autumn-- the life of this enchanted island is palpable in these pages. KATAMA This antique landscape rubbed by hand shines through the mist like silvered hay. Its hewn rail fence, greyed barn, sweet fields where dusty birds hide, startled, focus day. --Rose Styron
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human rights activist journalist poet
Styron, Rose Burgunder was born on April 4, 1928 in Baltimore. Daughter of Benjamin Bernei and Selma (Kann) Burgunder.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1950. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1952. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Briarcliff College, 1976.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, Purchase, 1991. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Trinity College, 2000.
Board directors, Amnesty International, United States of America, New York City, 1973-1983; chair national advisory county, Amnesty International, United States of America, New York City, 1984-1994.
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Chair, judge Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Human Rights Award, since 1983. Member advisory board Reebok Foundation for Human Rights, since 1987. Member executive board Human Rights Watch, New York City, 1975-1994.
Board directors Academy of America Poets, since 1995, Equality Now, since 1993. Chairman advisory council Roxbury (Connecticut) Library., 1990-1992. Board directors New York Foundation for Arts, New York City, 1986-1994, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, New York City, since 1981, Rainforest Foundation, 1989-1995, Association to Benefit Children, since 1993, Folger Shakespeare Library., 1994-1900.
Board overseers New York University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, since 1994. Member P.E.N. (chair freedom-to-write committee 1983-1989, board directors 1983-1993), Council Foreign Relations, Vineyard Haven Yacht Club.
Married William Styron, May 4, 1953. Children: Susanna, Polly, Thomas, Alexandra.