Russell Edson (né Edelstein; 12 December 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an American poet, novelist, writer, and illustrator.
Born in Manhattan, New York City, Edson studied art early in life and attended the Art Students League as a teenager.
[3] Edson self-published several chapbooks and later, numerous collections of prose poetry, fables, two novels, Gulping's Recital and The Song of Percival Peacock, and a book of plays under the title, The Falling Sickness.
His final book was See Jack (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009).
[4][5] Full-length prose poetry collections Chapbooks Novels Short Stories & Fables Plays Music