Randall Jarrel
1914~1965
Distinguished poet, critic, novelist, and teacher. Born in Nasville Hume~Fogg graduated 1931; Vanderbilt bachelor's and master's degrees.
Served in U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII. Wrote about losses of war and childhood innocence.
Poet Laureate at Library of Congress, 1956~58. Winner of National Book Award for Poetry 1960.
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