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Born January 22, 1922 • New York City • New York
Died September 16, 1987 (aged 65) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors National Book Award
W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
British poet
Frank O'Hara
Frank O’Hara
American poet
William Carlos Williams, wearing glasses and a bow tie, sits indoors holding a book with bookshelves and cabinets in the background, circa 1955.
William Carlos Williams
American poet
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Archibald MacLeish
American author, educator, and public official
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
American author
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Constance Lindsay Skinner
American writer and historian
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Marya Mannes
American author and critic
Rita Dove
Rita Dove
American author
Robert Lowell, c. 1960
Robert Lowell
American poet
Merwin, W.S.
W.S. Merwin
American poet and translator
Mona Van Duyn
Mona Van Duyn
American poet
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John Crowe Ransom
American poet and critic
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Richard Wilbur
American poet
T.S. Eliot stands at a chalkboard, writing a diagram with letters and Greek symbols representing characters for a play, in his office at the Institute for Advanced Study.
T.S. Eliot
American-English poet, playwright, and literary critic
Portrait of Shel Silverstein with a bald head and beard, leaning forward with hands clasped and a thoughtful expression.
Shel Silverstein
American illustrator and author
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath
American author
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
American author
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Hildegarde Flanner
American writer
Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren
American writer and historian
Wallace Shawn wearing a dark jacket and white shirt, smiling slightly while attending an event.
Wallace Shawn
American playwright and actor

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