Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
poet
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:North_Carolina_State_University
gptkb:Cornell_University |
| gptkbp:awards |
National Book Award
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters |
| gptkbp:born |
March 27, 1912
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Eugene_Ammons
Catherine_Ammons David_Ammons |
| gptkbp:contribution |
environmental awareness
literary criticism poetic form experimentation American_poetry |
| gptkbp:died |
February 25, 2001
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The world is a place of wonder."
"Poetry is a way of seeing the world." "I am a poet, and I am a poet because I am a poet." "The poem is a thing that happens to a person." Nature_is_the_ultimate_teacher. |
| gptkbp:field |
literature
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Eugene_McCarthy_Ammons
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| gptkbp:genre |
poetry
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
E.M. Ammons
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
modernism
postmodernism |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Emily_Dickinson gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
spirituality
personal experiences natural landscapes American_culture |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams_Award
gptkb:Robert_Frost_Medal gptkb:John_Simon_Guggenheim_Memorial_Foundation_Fellowship |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
A Coast of Trees
Sphere: The Form of a Motion |
| gptkbp:period |
20th century
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Fayetteville,_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Pinehurst,_North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Marjorie_Ammons
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| gptkbp:style |
free verse
lyric poetry |
| gptkbp:theme |
nature
existentialism philosophy science |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/e-m-ammons
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