Randall Jarrell (1) (1914–1965)
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Randall Jarrell was born in Nashville, Tennessee on May 6, 1914. He earned a bachelor's and master's degrees from Vanderbilt University. His first book of poetry, Blood from a Stranger, was published in 1942. During World War II, he served with the Army Air Force as a control tower operator. His visa mer other books of poetry include Little Friend, Little Friend; Losses; and The Lost World. He won the National Book Award in 1961 for The Woman at the Washington Zoo. In addition to writing poetry, he reviewed it during a brief period spent as poetry editor for The Nation. Poetry and the Age and A Sad Heart at the Supermarket are collections of his essays as a poetry critic. His teaching career included stints at Kenyon College, the University of Texas, Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Illinois, and the University of North Carolina/Greensboro. He also was the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate. He was hit by a car in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and died in October 14, 1965 at the age of 51. (Bowker Author Biography) Randall Jarrell (1914-65) was a prolific poet, critic, and translator. His Complete Poems are available from FSG. (Publisher Provided) visa färre
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- 1914-05-06
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- 1965-10-14
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- New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- USA
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- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Dödsort
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- hit by car
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- Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
- Utbildning
- Vanderbilt University (BA|1935|MA|1937)
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- poet
literary critic
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- Army Air Force (WWII)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro - Priser och utmärkelser
- Poet Laureate - Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1956)
National Book Award for Poetry (1961)
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