Anthony Hecht

American poet (1923-2004) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Anthony Evan Hecht was an American poet. His work combined a deep interest in form with a passionate desire to confront the horrors of 20th-century history, with the Second World War, in which he fought, and the Holocaust being recurrent themes in his work.

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2004Died20 October 2004National Medal of ArtsAward2000Robert Frost MedalAward1997Wallace Stevens AwardAward1988Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeAward1983Bollingen PrizeAward1982United States Poet LaureateAward1969Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1968Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1954Guggenheim FellowshipAward1952Rome PrizeAward1923Born16 January 1923

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