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Léonie Adams

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American poet (1899-1988)

United StatesWritersLived 1899 to 1988 · aged 88
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Léonie Fuller Adams was an American poet. She was appointed the seventh Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1948.

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Awards 5

1974Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
1955Shelley Memorial Award
1954Bollingen Prize
1928Guggenheim Fellowship
United States Poet Laureate

Connected to Léonie 6

Robert HaydenAlso won United States Poet LaureateYvor WintersAlso won Bollingen PrizeEtheridge KnightAlso won Shelley Memorial AwardCarolyn ForchéAlso won Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsMay SwensonAlso won Bollingen PrizeAnthony HechtAlso won United States Poet Laureate

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1988 · aged 88
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13 languages

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