Lucien Stryk

Lucien Stryk (April 7, 1924 – January 24, 2013[1][2]) was an American poet, translator of Buddhist literature and Zen poetry, and former English professor at Northern Illinois University (NIU).

Stryk was born in Poland on April 7, 1924, and moved to Chicago aged four, where he spent the remainder of his childhood.

From 1958 until his retirement in 1991 Lucien Stryk served on the Northern Illinois University English department faculty.

His poetry was influenced by Walt Whitman, Paul Éluard, and Basho, and translated into Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish, Swedish and Italian.

Lucien Stryk died January 24, 2013, at St. John's Hospice in London.