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Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV ( / ˈloʊəl /; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower. His family, past and present, were important subjects in his poetry.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Lowell grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard University and Kenyon College. He is best known for his volume Life Studies (1959), but his true greatness as an American poet lies in the astonishing variety of his work.
Robert Lowell - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. On March 1, 1917, Robert Lowell was born into one of Boston’s oldest and most prominent families.
Robert Lowell is considered one of the most important American poets of the postwar era. His work continues to resonate with readers today for its unflinching exploration of personal struggles, family history, and the political turmoil of his time. Lowell's poetry is characterized by formal mastery and a confessional intensity.
Robert Lowell, Jr. (born March 1, 1917, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 12, 1977, New York, New York) was an American poet noted for his complex, autobiographical poetry. Lowell grew up in Boston.
An introduction to the ground-breaking mid-20th century poet. By Benjamin Voigt. [Jump to poems by publication year: 1970s | 1980s | 2000s] If Robert Lowell ’s (1917-1977) great subject was history, his work made him a part of it. Few had such a significant impact on 20th-century poetics.
Robert Lowell (1917-1977) packed a huge amount into his sixty years: a rollercoaster of triumphs and disasters that informed his writing and pushed back the boundaries of what was deemed suitable subject matter for poetry.
Robert Lowell. Robert Lowell grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of a family with a distinguished literary heritage. Poets James Russell Lowell and Amy Lowell were among his ancestors.
Robert Lowell: “Skunk Hour” Witness the making of a new American poetics. By Troy Jollimore. Photo by Tony Evans/Getty Images. “Skunk Hour” depicts a man at a moment of crisis. In the early 1950s, Robert Lowell was a successful, even famous poet, yet was writing few poems.
Lowell, Robert (01 March 1917–12 September 1977), poet, was born Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Robert Traill Spence Lowell III, an engineer in the U.S. Navy, and Charlotte Winslow.
