Deborah Tall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Deborah Tall

Poet, writer

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1951

Place of Birth: New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2006

Profession: writer, poet, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Deborah Anne Tall (March 16, 1951 – October 19, 2006) was an American writer and poet.
From 1982 until 2006, she was a professor of literature and writing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and edited the literary journal, The Seneca Review.
She is the author of four books of poetry and three works of nonfiction and co-edited the anthology, The Poet's Notebook, with David Weiss and Stephen Kuusisto.
Her most recent book of poems, "Summons," was chosen by Charles Simic to receive the Kathryn A.
Morton Poetry Prize and was published by Sarabande Books.
Her memoir, "A Family of Strangers," chronicles her search for her father's missing relatives and her struggle to uncover the past her parents have tried to forget.