Donald Allen

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Donald Merriam Allen
Born(1912-03-26)March 26, 1912
Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.
DiedAugust 29, 2004(2004-08-29) (aged 92)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Iowa (BA and MA), postgraduate studies at UC Berkeley
OccupationsLiterary editor and publisher
Known forEditing The New American Poetry 1945-1960

Donald Merriam Allen (Muscatine, Iowa, March 26, 1912 – San Francisco, California, August 29, 2004) was an American editor, publisher and translator of literary works. He is best known for editing the popular anthology of post-WWII avant-garde American poems, The New American Poetry 1945-1960.

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