Samuel Menashe
Samuel Menashe (1925-2011) was an American poet. Born in New York City, he 1943 he enlisted and was sent to the Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. After training in England, his division (the 87th) fough in France, Belgium (The Battle of the Bulge), and Germany. In 1950 he was awarded a doctorat d'universite by the Sorbonne. His first book, The Many Named Beloved , was published in London in 1961. In 1996 his poems were featured in Penguin Modern Poets , Volume 7, again in London....See more
Samuel Menashe (1925-2011) was an American poet. Born in New York City, he 1943 he enlisted and was sent to the Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. After training in England, his division (the 87th) fough in France, Belgium (The Battle of the Bulge), and Germany. In 1950 he was awarded a doctorat d'universite by the Sorbonne. His first book, The Many Named Beloved , was published in London in 1961. In 1996 his poems were featured in Penguin Modern Poets , Volume 7, again in London. Menashe died in his sleep in New York on August 22, 2011. See less