Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson
Born(1869-12-22)December 22, 1869
Head Tide, Maine, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 1935(1935-04-06) (aged 65)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • playwright
EducationHarvard University
Period1896–1935
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Poetry (1922; 1925; 1928)
PartnerElizabeth Sparhawk-Jones
RelativesDavid S. Nivison (grandnephew)
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Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet and playwright. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.[1]

  1. ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2017.