Russell Edson (born 1935 in Connecticut) is an American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator, and the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson.
He studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager. He began publishing poetry in the 1960s. His honors as a poet include a Guggenheim fellowship and several fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Read more about Russell Edson: Books, Selected Bibliography, Honors and Awards
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