#   In Remembrance of Helen Vendler 

 





April 26, 2024

 

 

The Department of English is deeply saddened by the loss of Helen Vendler, Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, Emerita, who passed away on April 23, 2024. As we remember and celebrate Helen’s life and legacy, we would like to share a portrait of her commissioned by Magdalene College Cambridge, where she was elected an Honorary Fellow in 1996, as well as a few articles and obituaries linked below.  
   
*The Harvard Gazette*: [Helen Vendler’s encounters with reverie](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D3e63caf7f5b663a9e9e1d8997-26id-3D6ec0a60c91-26e-3Df5c28fb52c&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=McmKCCxOpnPTmUHULBMgBI_p0Yb2Tp5pINS9IH0GwYo&m=9rSTzM5CWLZgQKcT-K1I9DDkv9CJ6djaLsIRAh86VTEUB8HMb_OUlOmbOQB4eeZ_&s=Z4HIaLax5_GXGh7HujW0GxQwLM6fhwi5X22L4RM5b2E&e=)  
   
*The Boston Globe*: [Helen Vendler, a towering presence in poetry criticism, has died](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D3e63caf7f5b663a9e9e1d8997-26id-3D548704cde5-26e-3Df5c28fb52c&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=McmKCCxOpnPTmUHULBMgBI_p0Yb2Tp5pINS9IH0GwYo&m=9rSTzM5CWLZgQKcT-K1I9DDkv9CJ6djaLsIRAh86VTEUB8HMb_OUlOmbOQB4eeZ_&s=suxA8wx-yNOw3bIb9j4hST-jkhw6526qFmFwoR1efpo&e=)  
  
*The New York Times:* [Helen Vendler, ‘Colossus’ of Poetry Criticism, Dies at 90](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D3e63caf7f5b663a9e9e1d8997-26id-3Daec19909cd-26e-3Df5c28fb52c&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=McmKCCxOpnPTmUHULBMgBI_p0Yb2Tp5pINS9IH0GwYo&m=9rSTzM5CWLZgQKcT-K1I9DDkv9CJ6djaLsIRAh86VTEUB8HMb_OUlOmbOQB4eeZ_&s=ScMX5dJj6T9O2JH9vaxnOuXiWB4yKbxNJjk_dQLlVEU&e=)

 

 

 



 

 

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