1879-1955. US poet. An insurance company
executive, he was not recognized as a major
poet until late in life. His volumes of poems
include Harmonium 1923, The Man with the Blue
Guitar 1937, and Transport to Summer 1947.
The Necessary Angel 1951 is a collection of
essays. An elegant and philosophical poet, he
won the Pulitzer Prize 1954 for his Collected
Poems.