William Morris Meredith, Jr.

William Morris Meredith

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1919 - 2007

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize

Description

Poet, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (1988) for 'Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems', and the National Book Award for Poetry for 'Effort at Speech'. Was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1978 to 1980. Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets (1964-1987). Teacher at several universities.

See Also

• Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets
• Poet Laureates From Around the World Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/books/01meredith.html
• http://williammeredithfoundation.org/william-meredith-bio.htm
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/717810/William-Meredith