Talk:Nathaniel Tarn

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Nathaniel Tarn was born and bred in Britain. He may be in "American Poetry since 1950: Innovators and Outsiders", but in American terms he is clearly an outsider. --Poetlister 13:48, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've incorporated the material that the other editor wanted. I hope that's it.--Poetlister 17:58, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While Tarn was born in Paris (not England) he has become an American citizen--indeed, did so decades ago. It raises the questions of what counts as "outsider" in terms of American. Certainly his aesthetic is closer to American poetics than English. In any event, Tarn himsef disavows being seen as connected to being English and he himself maintains that his connection to The Group was tangential at best. The entry seems focused on that. Paleusher 05:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Mendelson

I'm surprised not to see any discussion of Tarn's earlier life. Nathaniel Tarn is the name he adopted in mid-life, but he was born Michael Mendelson (sp?) and worked as an anthropologist under that name. I don't have much more than that to contribute, though. Is this just not well-known or is it a deliberate elision? · rodii · 19:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]