Abraham Moses Klein was born in Ratno, Ukraine and moved with his family to Montreal at the age of one. He studied classics and political science at McGill University and began publishing poetry and prose as a student. An active member of Canadian Young Judea, a Zionist youth organization, Klein edited its magazine, Judaean. Much of his early fiction and poetry was published there. From 1933-1956, Klein worked as a lawyer. He later became a visiting lecturer in poetry at McGill University and belonged to the Preview group of Montreal poets.

Books by A.M. Klein

The Rocking Chair

Selected Poems

The Second Scroll

Poems

Hath Not a Jew

The Hitleriad

The Collected Poems of A.M. Klein

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