Philip
Levine, a poet laureate in 2011-2012, died at his home in Fresno California on Saturday
14th February, 2015, of pancreatic and liver cancer, his wife said
Sunday. He was aged 87.
He was a native of
Detroit and son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Levine was profoundly shaped by
his working-class childhood and years spent in jobs ranging from driving a
truck to assembling parts at
