John Ciardi
Poet, Author
1916 – 1986
Who was John Ciardi?
John Anthony Ciardi was an American poet, translator, and etymologist. While primarily known as a poet, he also translated Dante's Divine Comedy, wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, and directed the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in Vermont. In 1959, Ciardi published a book on how to read, write, and teach poetry, How Does a Poem Mean?, which has proven to be among the most-used books of its kind. At the peak of his popularity in the early 1960s, Ciardi also had a network television program on CBS, Accent. Ciardi's impact on poetry is perhaps best measured through the younger poets whom he influenced as a teacher and as editor of The Saturday Review.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1916
Boston - Also known as
- John Anthony Ciardi
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Tufts University
- Bates College
- Employment
- Rutgers University
- University of Florida
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- Mar 30, 1986
Metuchen
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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