Randall Jarrell | |
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| Born | May 6, 1914 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 1965 (aged 51) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Notable works | The Woman at the Washington Zoo, The Lost World, Pictures from an Institution |
| Notable awards | National Book Award |
Randall Jarrell /dʒəˈrɛl/ jə-REL (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist. He was the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate of the United States.
Among other honors, Jarrell was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for the years 1947–48; a grant from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, in 1951; and the National Book Award for Poetry, in 1961.