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Richard Wilbur was born on March 1, 1921 in New York City. One of the most lauded and honored poets of 20th century American verse, Wilbur was the second poet laureate of the United States, succeeding Robert Penn Warren .
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Richard Wilbur is the author of a poem reprinted on the back...
- Lying
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- From From The Theatre of Illusion
Translated By Richard Wilbur. Share. Act 2, Scene 2 Clindor,...
- Marginalia
February 1954 | John McCormick, Charles Bell, Louis Coxe,...
- Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur, a former Poet Laureate of the United States and one of the most admired poets and critics of his generation, revisits the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, exploring the philosophical seriousness of verse often identified with its macabre and gothic surfaces.
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster.
Richard Purdy Wilbur (March 1, 1921 – October 14, 2017) was an American poet and literary translator. One of the foremost poets of his generation, Wilbur's work, often employing rhyme, and composed primarily in traditional forms, was marked by its wit, charm, and gentlemanly elegance.
Richard Wilbur (1921 – 2017) is perhaps best known as the second person to hold the position of US Poet Laureate (1987-88), and was also the recipient of laurels including the Pulitzer Prize (twice), the Bollingen Prize, the National Book Award and the Chevalier, Ordre National des Palmes Academiques. His Collected Poems, spanning sixty years ...
The author of numerous books of poetry, Richard Wilbur was a recipient of the Wallace Stevens Award and served as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 1961 to 1995. The House - Sometimes, on waking, she would close her eyes.
Richard Wilbur was born in 1921 in New York City. He is considered one of the most important poets of the 20th century. Explore his poetry with analysis.
