Kenneth Fearing

American author
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Also known as: Kenneth Flexner Fearing
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In full:
Kenneth Flexner Fearing
Born:
July 28, 1902, Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died:
June 26, 1961, New York, New York (aged 58)

Kenneth Fearing (born July 28, 1902, Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.—died June 26, 1961, New York, New York) was an American poet and novelist who used an array of topical phrases and idiom in his satires of urban life. Fearing worked briefly as a reporter in Chicago. In 1924 he moved to New York City and was a commercial freelance writer for the rest of his life. In his poetry Fearing depicted a mechanized society devoid of belief, faith, and love; his staccato idiom expresses a viewpoint indigenous to America. His work, acclaimed for its power, vividness, and wit, appeared in ...(100 of 174 words)