David-Slavitt-Obituary

David Rytman Slavitt

Arlington, Massachusetts

Mar 23, 1935 – May 17, 2025

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BORN
March 23, 1935
DIED
May 17, 2025
LOCATION
Arlington, Massachusetts
CHARITY
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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David R. Slavitt, poet, novelist, critic, and translator, died peacefully on May 17, 2025 at the age of 90 in his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Slavitt was praised and admired by fellow wordsmiths and astonishingly prolific, with over 130 published works. Slavitt's written work ranged...

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We were classmates at Yale and friends thereafter for many years. David was one of the most brilliant and creative intellects I have ever known. He was truly a great person.