"1912Z"^^ . "2004Z"^^ . "American poet, publisher, editor, translator" . "Allen, Donald"@en . "Donald Merriam Allen (Iowa, 1912 \u2013 San Francisco, August 29, 2004) was an influential editor, publisher, and translator of contemporary American literature. He is perhaps best known for his project The New American Poetry 1945-1960 (1960), among the several important anthologies of contemporary American innovative writing he made available to the public. Allen began his working life as a Japanese translator within the US military, serving in WWII."@en . . "2004-08-29Z"^^ .