Iowa City, Iowa
1935 - 2019 (Age 83)
Morty SklarIowa City - Morty Sklar (83) passed away on December 26, 2018 in the arms of his wife, Marcela Bruno, in the MJHS Home Hospice Hospital near his home in Jackson Heights, NY. He was born November 28, 1935 in Queens. Arrangements have been made for cremation and a private service. Morty...
Read MoreMorty was very kind to me eventhough he wouldn't publish any of my poems. He was right not to publish them. I was just beginning to write back then. He was honest and devoted to his work.
Billy
Billy Howell-Sinnard
May 01, 2020 | Fort Wayne, IN
I'll never forgot Morty Sclar, whom I knew for just one semester at the University of Iowa. He was a fine poet. What I admired about him--and also feared--was his truth-telling. He taught me some lessons about myself in one short session that have lasted with me a lifetime. Rest in Peace Morty.
Tim Wahl
July 12, 2019 | Glendale, CA
very sad news - Morty was a mensch and more...
January 24, 2019
Although I met Morty only once--when I interviewed him for my biography about Isabella Gardner, a poet-mentor he loved--I'll always remember how kind he was.
Marian Janssen
January 09, 2019 | The Netherlands
