Person Detail: Conrad Potter Aiken
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| Full Name: Conrad Potter Aiken | ||
| Biography: (1889-1973) Author, writer. Conrad Aiken lived in Manhattan. His writings reveal a concern for the workings of the mind and for the evolution of personal identity. Aiken is best known for his poetry, which is often preoccupied with the sound and structure of music; his volumes of verse include "The Charnel Rose" (1918), "Selected Poems" (1929; Pulitzer Prize), "Brownstone Eclogues" (1942), "Collected Poems" (1953), "A Letter from Li Po" (1956), "A Seizure of Limericks" (1964), and "The Clerk's Journal" (1971). In 1924, he edited Emily Dickinson's "Selected Poems" which helped to establish her literary reputation. Aiken's interest in psychopathology is evident in the novels "Blue Voyage" (1927) and "Great Circle" (1933). His collected critical essays, "A Reviewer's ABCs" appeared in 1958, his collected short stories, including "Mr. Arcularis"and "Silent Snow, Secret Snow," in 1961. From 1950 to 1952, Aiken held the poetry chair at the Library of Congress. In 1969 he was awarded the National Medal for Literature. |
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| Year: 1889 | Event: BIRTH |
(Unknown) County Conrad Aiken was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1889. |
| Year: 1918 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County The Charnel Rose Poetry. |
| Year: 1927 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Blue Voyage Novel. |
| Year: 1929 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Selected Poems Pulitzer Prize winner. |
| Year: 1933 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Great Circle Novel. |
| Year: 1942 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Brownstone Eclogues Poetry. |
| Year: 1953 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Collected Poems Poetry. |
| Year: 1956 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County A Letter from Li Po Poetry. |
| Year: 1958 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County A Reviewer's ABCs Essays. |
| Year: 1961 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Mr. Arcularis Short stories. |
| Year: 1961 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County Silent Snow, Secret Snow Short stories. |
| Year: 1964 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County A Seizure of Limericks Poetry. |
| Year: 1971 | Event: LITWORK |
(Unknown) County The Clerk's Journal Poetry. |
| Year: 1973 | Event: DEATH |
(Unknown) County Conrad Aiken died in Savannah, Georgia in 1973. |
| Year: 1973 | Event: INTERMENT |
(Unknown) County Conrad Aiken is buried in the Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia. |
| Year: ? | Event: RESIDENCE |
New York County Conrad Aiken lived in Manhattan, New York. |
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