"A sense of history and a sense of the permanence of language are the ballast any poet needs."
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About George Oppen
George Oppen was an American poet and a key figure in the Objectivist movement along with his wife Mary Oppen. He was born in 1908 in New Rochelle, New York, and grew up in San Francisco. Oppen's poetry often focused on themes of social justice, nature, and the human experience. He took a break from writing poetry to work as a political activist, but returned to it later in life and won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1969 for his collection 'Of Being Numerous.' Oppen's work is known for its clarity, precision, and profound philosophical insights.
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