A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 1923, he was the author of eight books of poems, and a memoir in 1971.He married poet and editor Marya Zaturenska (1902-1982), in 1925.Her two children were Patrick and Joanna Gregory.

His collected essays were published in 1973. He also wrote book reviews that were published in the New York Times,. His work appeared in The New Yorker, Contemporary Poetry, The Wisconsin literary magazine, and Poetry Magazine.

His poetry is known for its dramatic structure and deep insights into contemporary life's harshness.

Gregory was a professor of English at Sarah Lawrence College, from 1934 to 1960.

He and Marya Zaturenska attended a 1948 reception at the Gotham Book Mart for Edith Sitwell.During the end of his life, Gregory and his wife were residents of Palisades, Rockland County, New York.

His papers are at Syracuse University.

Poetry

• No Retreat, 1933
• Chorus for Survival, 1935
• Fortune for Mirabel, 1941
• A Door in the Desert, 1951

Criticism

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