TWA Poet: Grace Paley

1922 - 2007

It's the birthday of American short-story writer Grace Paley, born in New York City (1922). Paley was the youngest daughter of politically active Ukranian-born Jews who opposed the Russian czar in their youth. Her father, Isaac, was exiled to Siberia but was released in 1904 when the czar pardoned all prisoners under 21. The couple sailed for New York C…