Sissman, L(ouis) E(dward) 1928–1976

An American poet, editor, and essayist, Sissman, in a time when most poets were experimenting with free verse and other unconventional forms, clung to stanzaic verse, the iambic foot, couplets, and sonnets. He was a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and wrote a column, "Innocent Bystander," for The Atlantic Monthly. (See also CLC, Vol. 9, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 21-24, rev. ed.; obituary, Vols. 65-68.)