A. R. Ammons
American poet (1926–2001)
Died aged 75AquariusUnited States
Biography
Archibald Randolph Ammons (February 18, 1926 – February 25, 2001) was an American poet and professor of English at Cornell University. Ammons published nearly thirty collections of poems in his lifetime. Revered for his impact on American romantic poetry, Ammons received several major awards for his work, including two National Book Awards for Poetry, one in 1973 for Collected Poems and another in 1993 for Garbage.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Cornell University
Awards & honours (11)
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Bollingen Prize
- National Book Award
- National Book Award for Poetry
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- North Carolina Award for Literature
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
- Wallace Stevens Award
- Robert Frost Medal
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
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- A. R. Ammons died on February 25, 2001 at the age of 75.
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- A. R. Ammons was born on February 18, 1926.
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- A. R. Ammons was born in Whiteville.
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- A. R. Ammons's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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- A. R. Ammons is a citizen of United States.
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- A. R. Ammons is known as poet, writer, university teacher.
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