Archibald MacLeish





Archibald MacLeish

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born
December 13, 1901 in Glencoe, Illinois, The United States

died
April 20, 1982

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Archibald MacLeish (7 May 1892 – 20 April 1982) was an American poet, writer and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.


Average rating: 3.85 · 911 ratings · 84 reviews · 49 distinct works
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Collected Poems 1917 to 1982
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions
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Poetry and Experience
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1961
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Land of the Free
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions
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Scratch
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1971
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Letters of Archibald MacLei...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982
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Poems, 1924-1933
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1933
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Riders on the Earth: Essays...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1978
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The Great American Fourth O...
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The Wild Old Wicked Man and...
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1966
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