[New-Poetry] Ammons’ poetry, artwork to be on display

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http://www.bladenjournal.com/articles/2008/11/10/news/doc491885472d271771906940.txt

Ammons’ poetry, artwork to be on display through June
Published: 
Monday, November 10, 2008 2:24 PM EST
Rhonda Griffin, Journal Editor

GREENVILLE — The works of poet and artist A.R. “Archie” Ammons will be on display in the Joyner Library at East Carolina University through the end of June 2009.


Ammons, who won numerous prizes for his poetry throughout the years, was a native of Columbus County. His writing career began during his time of serving in the United States Navy in World War II. His first book was published in 1955.


In 1964, Ammons began a career as Cornell University’s Goldwin Smith Professor of Poetry.


He was inducted into the National Institute and Academy of Arts and Letters in 1990.


Ammons, whose sister, Vida Cox, is a Clarkton resident, died on Feb. 25, 2001, at the age of 75.


“Ammons was, quite literally, a modern poetical phenomenon,” Franklin Crawford wrote of the late poet in a 2001 article for the Cornell Chronicle.


“His influence over American letters is immeasurably profound, and, while his style may inspire comers of every stipe, his literary accomplishments are not likely to be duplicated in our time or any other.”

The exhibit includes watercolors, books, photographs, writings and newspaper clippings depicting various stages of Ammons’ life and career.

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