Richard Eberhart
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Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total. "Richard Eberhart emerged out of the 1930s as a modern stylist with romantic sensibilities."[1] He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Selected Poems, 1930–1965[2] and the 1977 National Book Award for Poetry for Collected Poems, 1930–1976.[3] He was the grandfather of Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington.[4]
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Born | Richard Ghormley Eberhart (1904-04-05)April 5, 1904 Austin, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | June 9, 2005(2005-06-09) (aged 101) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Occupation | Poet |
Education | University of Minnesota Dartmouth College (BA) St John's College, Cambridge Harvard University |
Notable awards | National Book Award 1977 Pulitzer Prize 1966 |
Spouse | Helen Butcher (m. 1941) |
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