George Oppen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Oppen

American poet

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: New Rochelle, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1984

Profession: writer, poet, carpenter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Oppen (April 24, 1908 – July 7, 1984) was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets.
He abandoned poetry in the 1930s for political activism and later moved to Mexico to avoid the attentions of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
He returned to poetry—and to the United States—in 1958, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1969.