Oppenheim, James (1882–1932)

US poet and writer. He wrote sentimental stories and novels to support his family before becoming a poet, as seen in Songs for the New Age (1914). He was also the editor of a literary magazine, The Seven Arts (1916–17), and, after it failed, he became involved in the psychoanalytic theories of Carl Jung.

Oppenheim was born in St Paul, Minnesota. His family moved to New York, New York, when he was a child, and he was educated in the public schools. He took extension courses at Columbia University, then became a secretary and a teacher. He died of tuberculosis after many years of poverty and illness.