Jaffin, David, 1937-

LC control no.	n 79064640
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PS3560.A32
Personal name heading	Jaffin, David, 1937- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Located	Germany
Birth date	1937-09-14
Place of birth	New York (N.Y.)
Field of activity	Poetry Sermons Religious literature Children's stories Prose literature
Affiliation	Universität Tübingen University of Michigan New York University
Profession or occupation	Poets Authors Clergy
Found in	Conformed to stone, 1968: title page (David Jaffin) Emptied spaces, ©1972: title page (David Jaffin) front dust jacket flap (second volume of poetry) rear dust jacket flap (setttled in Germany because he felt himself deeply drawn to the Central European artistic tradition) As one, ©1975: title page (David Jaffin) In the glass of winter, ©1975: title page (David Jaffin) rear dust jacket flap (born in America in 1937; obtained his doctorate at New York University; settled in Germany; two previous volumes of poetry) Contemporary writers online, January 22, 2015 (David Jaffin; September 14, 1937 in New York, New York; poet; attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-1956; New York University, 1956-1966; B.A., 1959; M.A., 1961; Ph.D., 1966) Shearsman Books website: author page for David Jaffin (went to Europe at age 34; graduated from Tübingen; became a pastor in the Evangelilcal (i.e. Lutheran) Church, and then served as a minister for 20 years in Württemberg; considerable reputation as a writer of sermons and religious texts; author of dozens of prose books in German, including stories for children, as well as a large corpus of poetry in English)
Associated language	eng ger