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Robert Creeley

American poet (1926-2005) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Robert White Creeley was an American poet and author of more than 60 books. He is associated with the Black Mountain poets, although his verse aesthetic diverged from that school. Creeley was close with Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners and Ed Dorn.

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2005Died30 March 20052000American Book AwardsAward1999Bollingen PrizeAward1993Horst Bienek Award for PoetryAward1987Robert Frost MedalAward1981Shelley Memorial AwardAward1964Guggenheim FellowshipAward1926Born21 May 1926

Awards

American Book Awards2000
Bollingen Prize1999
Horst Bienek Award for Poetry1993
Robert Frost Medal1987
Shelley Memorial Award1981
Guggenheim Fellowship1964
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2005 · aged 78

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