Richard Wilbur: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Richard Purdy Wilbur |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1921 • New York City • New York |
| Died | October 14, 2017 (aged 96) • Massachusetts |
| Title / Office | poet laureate (1987-1988) |
| Awards And Honors | National Book Award • Pulitzer Prize • Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2006) • Bollingen Prize (1971) |
| Notable Works | “Ceremony and Other Poems” • “The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems” • “Things of This World: Poems” |
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