Rukeyser, Muriel 1913–1980

Rukeyser was an American poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, screenwriter, translator, and children's book author termed by Louis Untermeyer "the most inventive and challenging poet of her generation." She is noted for her ability to imbue all of her poetic themes—the historical, social, and political, as well as the personal—with an intensity derived from her subjective stance. (See also CLC, Vols. 6, 10, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.; obituary, Vols. 93-96.)