Richard Wilbur
Richard Purdy Wilbur (March 1, 1921 – October 14, 2017) was an American poet and literary translator. He became the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1987. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry two times; in 1957 and again in 1989.[1]
Richard Wilbur | |
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| Born | Richard Purdy Wilbur March 1, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2017 (aged 96) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (1942) Harvard University (1947) |
| Genre | Poetry, Children's books |
| Literary movement | Formalism |
| Notable works | Things of This World |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1957, 1989) |
| Spouse | Mary Charlotte Hayes Ward 1922–2007 |
| Children | Ellen D. Wilbur 1943-, Christopher H. Wilbur 1948-, Nathan L. Wilbur 1951-, Aaron H. Wilbur 1958- |
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Wilbur was born in New York City, New York. He studied at Amherst College and at Harvard University. He was married to Mary Charlotte Hayes Ward until her death in 2007. They had four children. Wilbur died on October 14, 2017, at a nursing home in Belmont, Massachusetts.[2][3] He was 96.
References
- ↑ "Poet Laureate Timeline: 1981–1990". Library of Congress. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ↑ "Richard Wilbur, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Winner, Dies at 96". The New York Times. October 16, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/obituaries/richard-wilbur-poet-laureate-and-pulitzer-winner-dies-at-96.html. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Ferney, Mark (October 15, 2017). "Richard Wilbur, Pulitzer-winning poet, dies at 96". Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2017/10/15/wilbur/n2ZJZF17OJGN1nHQOjUBWP/story.html. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
Other websites
- Ernest Hilbert reviews Richard Wilbur's Collected Poems for the New York Sun Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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