▁R ago ▁( 1 9 1 5 – 1 9 6 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁poet , ▁educ ator , ▁and ▁editor . ▁ ▁Over view ▁R ago ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁Po etry ▁Magazine ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁The ology ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁joint ly ▁in ▁the ▁Div inity ▁School ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Colleg iate ▁Division . ▁His ▁sem in ars ▁and ▁research ▁expl ored ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁poetry ▁and ▁religion , ▁among ▁other ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁concerns . ▁He ▁was ▁co - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁History ▁and ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Religion ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Colleg iate ▁Division . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 3 ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁R ago ▁had , ▁just ▁that ▁year , ▁res igned ▁his ▁editor ship ▁at ▁Po etry ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁lect uring ▁and ▁writing ▁on ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁full ▁time ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁The ▁V ocation ▁of ▁Po etry . ▁ ▁His ▁po ems ▁were ▁widely ▁published ▁in ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁beginning ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁Po etry ▁Magazine . ▁His ▁book ▁of ▁po ems , ▁A ▁Sky ▁of ▁Late ▁Summer