A.r.ammons "poetics"

American poet (–)

Archibald Randolph Ammons (February 18, – February 25, ) was an American poet and professor of English at Cornell University.

Ammons published nearly thirty collections of poems in his lifetime.^[1] Revered for his impact on American romantic poetry, Ammons received several major awards for his work, including two National Book Awards for Poetry, one in for Collected Poems and another in for Garbage.^[1][2]

Poetic themes

Literary critics have associated Ammons with earlier poets of the American romantic tradition, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman.^[2] In line with these romantic roots, Ammons's poetry explores the individual soul through its connection to quotidian life and the natural world.^[2] Nevertheless, Ammons exhibits several qualities that distinguish him from his peers and predecessors.

With a deep knowledge of natural phenomena, Ammons is noted for wielding a wide lexico