A. R. Ammons
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A. R. Ammons was an influential 20th-century American poet known for his meditative, nature-focused verse and innovative long-form poems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. R. Ammons canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bollingen Prize for Poetry
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-02-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-02-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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Wake Forest University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| familyName | Ammons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
long-form poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| fullName | Archie Randolph Ammons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Archie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary American poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Emily Dickinson
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Robert Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement |
American poetry
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postmodern poetry ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of scientific and philosophical language in poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Coast of Trees
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Collected Poems 1951–1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ Corsons Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Garbage NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphere: The Form of a Motion NERFINISHED ⓘ Tape for the Turn of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ The Snow Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ Worldly Hopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Whiteville, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ithaca, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Ithaca, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Phyllis Plumbo Ammons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
long, serial poems
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meditative ⓘ nature-focused ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yale Younger Poets Series