Poetry
Litvinoff became known as a war poet during his time in the army. The 1941 Routledge anthology Poems from the Forces included his work, as did the radio feature of the same name. Conscripts: A Symphonic Declaration appeared in the same year, and in 1942 his first collection, the Untried Soldier, followed. A Crown for Cain published 1948 included his poems from West Africa and Egypt. Over the years, he contributed to many poetry anthologies and periodicals, including The Terrible Rain: War Poets 1939-1945 and Stand magazine, edited by Jon Silkin. He was a friend and mentor of many younger poets. His poetry was collected in 1973's Notes for a Survivor.
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