Alma Denny
Alma Denenholz Kaplan | |
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| Born | 1906 Far Rockaway, Queens |
| Died | March 1, 2003 (aged 96) Manhattan |
| Pen name | Alma Denny |
| Occupation | Poet, columnist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Light verse, advice column |
Alma Denenholz Kaplan (1906 – 1 March 2003) was an American poet and syndicated columnist who wrote under the pseudonym Alma Denny.
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Bibliography
2.1 Books
2.2 In anthologies
3 References
4 External links
Life and career
Denny was born Alma Denenholz in Far Rockaway in New York City, the eldest of ten children.[1] She received degrees from Hunter College and Teachers College, Columbia University and married a doctor, Theodore Kaplan, with whom she had two children.[1][2]
Though her husband was adamant that she not work, Denny pursued a career as a freelance writer. Her light verse and vignettes appeared in Good Housekeeping, The New Yorker, Light Quarterly, The New York Times, Reader's Digest, English Today, Playboy, The Wall Street Journal, The Lyric, and other popular magazines. Her poetry was widely anthologized, appearing in The Random House Treasury of Light Verse and other collections, and she was the featured poet in the Winter 1998 issue of Light Quarterly.[1][2][3] Her first book of poetry, Blinkies: Funny Poems to Read in a Blink, was published in 1991 and was reviewed favourably by columnist Richard Lederer.[1][2]
Denny was also a syndicated columnist, penning the weekly advice column "Family Council" which appeared in 40 newspapers in the 1960s. She was later a frequent contributor to The New York Times.[2]
Denny died in her Manhattan home in March 2003, aged 96.
Bibliography
Books
Blinkies: Funny Poems to Read in a Blink by Alma Denny (Lamb & Lion Studio, 1991, .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 978-1879865013)
In anthologies
The Random House Treasury of Light Verse by Louis Phillips, editor
Light Year '87 by Robert Wallace, editor (Bits Press, 1986,
ISBN 978-0933248076)
References
^ abcd "Paid Notice: Deaths KAPLAN, ALMA (NEE DENENHOLZ)". The New York Times. March 9, 2003. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ abcd Miller, Stephen (2003). "Alma Denny, 96, Poet and Author: Droll Versifier and Writer on Topics From Sex to Girls' Names". The New York Sun.
^ "Featured Poet: Alma Denny". Light Quarterly (23). Winter 1998.
External links
Alma Mattered: My Great-Aunt's Lessons for Literary Survival by Dawn Eden
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