Anthony Hecht (1923–2004)
Author of Collected Earlier Poems
About the Author
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Works by Anthony Hecht
Melodies Unheard: Essays on the Mysteries of Poetry (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction) (2003) 47 copies
The Dover Bitch [poem] 2 copies
Seance for a Minyan: Ten Poems 2 copies
The Essential George Herbert 1 copy
Seance for a Minyan 1 copy
Associated Works
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 902 copies
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contributor — 447 copies
Poetry Speaks Expanded: Hear Poets Read Their Own Work from Tennyson to Plath (2007) — Contributor — 147 copies
The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous Writings About Cats (1992) — Contributor — 99 copies
Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (2007) — Contributor — 90 copies
Sunlight on the River: Poems About Paintings, Paintings About Poems (2015) — Contributor — 10 copies
Poem upon the Lisbon disaster = Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne, ou, Examen de cet axiome "tout est bien" (1756) — Translator — 7 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1923-01-16
- Date of death
- 2004-10-20
- Burial location
- Bard College Cemetery, Annandale-on-Hudon, New York, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Education
- Bard College
Kenyon College
Columbia University
University of Iowa
Horace Mann School - Relationships
- Kerouac, Jack (classmate)
- Organizations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1970)
- Awards and honors
- Bollingen Prize (1983)
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1988)
Frost Medal (2000)
National Medal of Arts (2004)
Wallace Stevens Award (1997)
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1969) (show all 9)
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1982-1984)
Fellow of the American Academy in Rome (1969)
Aiken Taylor Award (1989)
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Statistics
- Works
- 30
- Also by
- 30
- Members
- 696
- Popularity
- #36,357
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 52
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 9
- Touchstones
- 11