Lewis Turco
Lewis Putnam Turco | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1934 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 2024 (aged 90) Belfast, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut Iowa Writers' Workshop |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | State University of New York Cleveland State University |
Lewis Putnam Turco (May 2, 1934 – September 25, 2024) was an American poet, teacher, and writer of fiction and non-fiction. Turco was an advocate for Formalist poetry (or New Formalism) in the United States.