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Kenneth Fearing was a journalist, poet, and novelist born in Oak Park in 1902. He attended the University of Wisconsin. In his fictional works, Fearing satirized the middle class, often using savage dialogue.

Works:

• Angel Arms, 1929
• Poems, 1935
• Dead Reckoning: A Book of Poetry, 1938
• The Hospital, 1939
• Collected Poems of Kenneth Fearing, 1940
• The Dagger of the Mind, 1941
• Clark Gifford's Body, 1942
• Afternoon of a Pawnbroker and Other Poems, 1943
• Sherlock Spends a Day in the Country, 1944
• The Big Clock, 1946
• Loneliest Girl in the World: A Novel, 1951
• The Generous Heart: A Novel, 1954
• New and Selected Poems, 1956
• The Crozart Story, 1960
• Stranger at Coney Island and Other Poems
• The Complete Poems, 1997

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