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James Oppenheim
1882–1932
A poet, novelist, and editor in early 20th-century America, he is remembered both for his own writing and for helping shape the literary culture around him. His work ranged from socially engaged poems to fiction and essays that reflected the energy and tensions of his time.
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The Nine-Tenths
by James Oppenheim
About the author
Born in 1882, James Oppenheim was an American poet, novelist, and magazine editor. He published widely in the early 1900s and built a reputation as a versatile writer whose work moved between poetry, fiction, and commentary on modern life.
He is especially known as the founder and chief editor of The Seven Arts, an influential literary magazine of the 1910s. That role placed him at the center of an important moment in American letters, where he helped encourage new writing and ideas.
Oppenheim continued to write across several forms during his career, producing numerous novels and poetry collections. He died in 1932, but he remains of interest to readers who enjoy literature from the progressive, experimental, and socially conscious currents of early 20th-century America.