John Ashbery

John Ashbery
Accepting the 2010 Best of Brooklyn Award
Born	John Lawrence Ashbery (1927-07-28)July 28, 1927 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	September 3, 2017(2017-09-03) (aged 90) Hudson, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Poet, professor
Nationality	American
Period	1949–2017
Literary movement	Surrealism, The New York School, Postmodernism
Notable works	Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror
Notable awards	MacArthur Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Guggenheim Fellowship
Spouse	David Kermani

John Lawrence Ashbery^[1] (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet.^[2] He wrote more than twenty volumes of poetry and won nearly every major American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror.

Ashbery died on September 3, 2017 at his home in Hudson, New York of natural causes at the age of 90.^[3] He was survived by his husband David Kermani.^[4]

1. ↑ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
2. ↑ Ryzik, Melena (August 27, 2007). "80-Year-Old Poet for the MTV Generation". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21. It is John Ashbery, the prolific 80-year-old poet and frequent award winner known for his dense, postmodern style and playful language. One of the most celebrated living poets, Mr. Ashbery has won MacArthur Foundation and Guggenheim fellowships and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his collection "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror."
3. ↑ http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/john-ashbery-regarded-worlds-greatest-poets-dies-age-49599605
4. ↑ "John Ashbery, celebrated and challenging poet, dies at 90 - San Francisco Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-09-03.