author
James Oppenheim
1882–1932
A poet, novelist, and editor with a strong social conscience, he is best remembered today for the enduring labor anthem "Bread and Roses." His work also helped shape literary culture in the early 1900s through the influential magazine The Seven Arts.
4 Audiobooks
The Nine-Tenths
by James Oppenheim
Wild oats
by James Oppenheim
The common sense of sex
by James Oppenheim
The psychology of Jung
by James Oppenheim
About the author
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1882 and raised largely in New York, James Oppenheim built a varied career as a writer, teacher, and editor. He published poetry, fiction, and essays, and his writing often showed a deep interest in working people, modern city life, and social reform.
He was part of the lively literary world of early twentieth-century New York and became the founder and editor of The Seven Arts, a magazine known for championing new American writing. Alongside his literary work, he was also interested in psychology and became an early follower of Carl Jung.
Oppenheim died in 1932, but his reputation has lasted especially through "Bread and Roses," a poem that became closely tied to the labor movement. That mix of idealism, public feeling, and literary ambition still gives his work its distinctive energy.