David Shapiro, who gained fame in poetry and protest, dies at 77

David Shapiro, a cerebral yet deeply personal poet aligned with the so-called New York School, whose highly lyrical work balanced copious literary allusions with dreamlike imagery and intimate reflections drawn from family life, died May 4 in the Bro

By: The Boston Globe

Jul 01 2024
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David Shapiro, who gained fame in poetry and protest, dies at 77 — David Shapiro, who gained fame

His wife, Lindsay Stamm Shapiro, said the cause of his death, in a hospice facility, was Parkinson’s disease. David Shapiro, a cerebral yet deeply personal poet aligned with the so-called New York School, whose highly lyrical work balanced copious li... [6125 chars]