Conrad Aiken | |
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Born | Conrad Potter Aiken August 5, 1889 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | August 17, 1973 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 84)
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Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Spouse | Jessie McDonald (1912–1929) Clarissa Lorenz (1930) Mary Hoover (1937) |
Children | 3, including Jane and Joan |
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.[1]