Robert Peters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Peters

American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jun-2014

Profession: actor, writer, poet, journalist, literary critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Robert Louis Peters (October 20, 1924 – June 13, 2014) was an American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin in 1924.
He held a Ph.D in Victorian literature.
His poetry career began in 1967 when his young son Richard died unexpectedly of spinal meningitis.
The book commemorating this loss, Songs for a Son, was selected by poet Denise Levertov to be published by W.
W.
Norton in 1967, and it still remains in print.
Songs for a Son began a flood of poetry.