Leonard Bacon (poet)

Leonard Bacon
Born May 26, 1887(1887-05-26)
Solvay, New York, U.S.
Died January 1, 1954(1954-01-01) (aged 66)
Peace Dale, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation Poet
Nationality American
Notable award(s) Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Leonard Bacon was a American poet, translator, and literary critic. He graduated from Yale University in 1909, and subsequently taught at University of California, Berkeley until his retirement in 1923. In 1923, he started publishing poetry in the Saturday Review of Literature under the pseudonym 'Autholycus'. He and his family lived in Florence, Italy from 1927 to 1932. He won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his satiric poems Sunderland Capture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1942.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 

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