Lloyd Schwartz

This article is about the American poet. For the American television producer, see Lloyd J. Schwartz.
Lloyd Schwartz
Portrait of Lloyd Schwartz
Born (1941-11-29) November 29, 1941
Brooklyn
OccupationUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
EducationQueens College (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
GenrePoetry, Music criticism

Lloyd Schwartz (born November 29, 1941) is an American poet, and the Frederick S. Troy Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He was the classical music editor of The Boston Phoenix, a publication that is now defunct. He is Poet Laureate of Somerville, Massachusetts (2019-present), was Senior Music Editor at New York Arts and the Berkshire Review for the Arts, and since 1987 has been a regular commentator on classical music and the arts for NPR's Fresh Air.

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