Karl Shapiro
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Not to be confused with Carl Shapiro.
Karl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 – May 14, 2000) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for his collection V-Letter and Other Poems.[1] He was appointed the fifth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946.
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Born | (1913-11-10)November 10, 1913 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | May 14, 2000(2000-05-14) (aged 86) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Poet, essayist |
Education | University of Virginia Peabody Institute Johns Hopkins University |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1945) Bollingen Prize in Poetry (1969) |
Spouse | Evalyn Katz (1945–1967) Teri Kovach (1967-1982) Sophie Wilkins (1984-2000) |
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Shapiro served in the Pacific Theater as a United States Army company clerk during World War II.