American Poets: Karl Shapiro
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This is a profile of Karl Shapiro, who established his career with the poems he wrote during active service in World War I, especially "V-Letter and Other Poems" (1945), which won the Pulitzer Prize. Shapiro's fame broke important ground for Jewish-American poets: in 1948 he opposed the decision to grant the Bollingen Prize to the anti-Semitic Ezra Pound and in 1950 he published "Poems of a Jew."
This page is part of the Academy of American Poets Web site. The Academy was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. The site currently includes biographies, photos, and other information on more than 400 poets, with new pages being added all the time. Less
This page is part of the Academy of American Poets Web site. The Academy was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. The site currently includes biographies, photos, and other information on more than 400 poets, with new pages being added all the time. Less
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Grade: 9 to 12
Topics: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts
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