American poet, critic, and educator Louis Aston Marantz Simpson (born 1923) was widely recognized for the elegance of his verse. Louis Simpson was born on March 27, 1923, in Kingston, Jamaica, in the British West Indies, the son of Aston and Rosalind...

CHESAPEAKE -- CHESAPEAKE - Louis Benjamin Simpson Jr., 92, of the 100 block of Gainsborough Square, left to be with his Lord May 9, 2008. A native of Chesapeake and a World War II veteran, he was born April 3, 1916, the son...

ALTHOUGH FOOTBALL player Marcus Allen and, of course, Louis Brown, father of Nicole, have both figured in the Trial of the Century, St. Martin's has signed book deals with both that have little to do with the details of the past or on-going...

In the following essay, Stitt provides an overview of Simpson's poetic development, his American sensibility, his thematic preoccupation with ordinary American experience and social alienation, and his aesthetic and stylistic approach to poetry.

In the following interview, originally conducted in 1980, Simpson discusses his formative influences, his approach to writing poetry, his artistic aims and thematic concern with ordinary experience, and his views on contemporary American poetry.

In the following essay, originally published in 1983, Lazer examines Simpson's assimilation of Whitman's poetic themes, style, and voice, and Simpson's subsequent effort to come to terms with Whitman's influence after rejecting his overly idealized vision of America.