Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1869-12-22
- Died
- 1935-04-06
- Works
- 78
Top works
- The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970
- Matthias at the Door
- The Three Taverns
- Cavenders House
- Tristam
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 105
- Total plays
- 210
Edwin Arlington Robinson was an American poet born om December 22, 1869.He grew up in Gardiner, Maine. He attended Harvard University for 2 years as a special student. Some of his first poems were published in the Harvard Advocate. He continued to write poetry, which was little noticed, until Theodore Roosevelt praised some of his pieces in a news article. Roosevelt then offered a sinecure at a U.S Customs House. Robinson accepted the position and filled it from 1905 to 1910. <a href="https://
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Edwin Arlington Robinson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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1869 births1935 deaths19th-century American dramatists and playwrights19th-century American male writers19th-century American poets20th-century American dramatists and playwrights20th-century American male writers20th-century American poetsAmerican humorous poetsAmerican male poetsDeaths from cancer in New York (state)Dramatists and playwrights from Maine