Conrad Aiken

1889 - 1973

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country of citizenship: United States of America

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Harvard University, Middlesex School

occupation: writer, poet, novelist, literary critic, prosaist, playwright, essayist

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, National Book Award for Poetry, Academy of American Poets Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize, United States Poet Laureate, Shelley Memorial Award

Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 – August 17, 1973) was an American writer and poet, honored with a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and was United States Poet Laureate from 1950 to 1952. His published works include poetry, short stories, novels, literary criticism, a play, and an autobiography. Source: Wikipedia (en)