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Also known as Amy Lawrence Lowell

US writer (1874-1925)

Person · Open Library

Works
48

Top works

  • Some Imagist Poets
  • John Keats Volume II
  • John keats
  • Men, Women and ghost
  • Six French Poets - Studies in Contemporary Literature

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1921-03-31
Active to
1999-03-07
blueselectric blues

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
67
Total plays
121

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Quotes

  • To understand Vers libre, one must abandon all desire to find in it the even rhythm of metrical feet. One must allow the lines to flow as they will when read aloud by an intelligent reader.
  • Life is a streamOn which we strewPetal by petal the flower of our heart.

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Key facts

Born
Amy Lawrence Lowell , ( 1874-02-09 ) February 9, 1874, Brookline, Massachusetts , U.S.
Died
May 12, 1925 (1925-05-12) (aged 51), Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
Poet
Notable awards
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1925)
Partner
Ada Dwyer Russell (1912–1925)

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Encyclopedic overview

Amy Lawrence Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925) was an American poet of the imagist school. She posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926.

Life

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