Myra Cohn Livingston

(1926-1996) born in Omaha. Poet, anthologist, teacher, wrote or edited more than 80 books of poetry and other literature for children, authored book reviews and articles for magazines and the New York Times, poet-in-residence for 22 years at Beverly Hills Unified School District in California, recipient of more than a dozen national awards, considered an authority on children's literature. Consult Contemporary Authors-New Revision Series, Vol 58 (Gale, 1977) 228-234 and Something about the Author: Autobiography Series, Vol 1 (Gale 1986) 169-184 and Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, Vol 4 (Gale, 1993) 1493-1499.

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