Karl Shapiro | |
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| Born | November 10, 1913 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2000 (aged 86) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist |
| Education | University of Virginia Peabody Institute Johns Hopkins University |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1945) Bollingen Prize in Poetry (1969) |
| Spouse | Evalyn Katz (1945–1967) Teri Kovach (1967-1982) Sophie Wilkins (1984-2000) |
Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 – May 14, 2000) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for his collection V-Letter and Other Poems.[1] He was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946.
Shapiro served in the Pacific Theater as a United States Army company clerk during World War II.