Maxwell Bodenheim (1893–1954) was an American poet and novelist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in a Jewish family. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, but dropped out after a year. He moved to New York City in 1915, where he became a part of the Greenwich Village literary scene. He wrote several volumes of poetry, including Rhythms of the Road (1917), The New Adam (1919), and The Crooked Streets of Heaven (1921). He also wrote several novels, including The Real Adventure (1922) and The Big Night (1925). He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance, and was known for his frank and often controversial depictions of sexuality. He was arrested several times for obscenity and public indecency. He died in 1954 in New York City.
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