Edwin Arlington Robinson 18691935

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Edwin Arlington Robinson(1869-1935)
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His Life

• Grew up in Gardiner, Maine
• Unhappy youth
• Many deaths
• Poverty
• Left Harvard after 2 years (no money)
• Died broke and unhappy

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Poetry

• Created his own poetry town- Tillbury Town
• T. Roosevelt was a fan and helped him
• Received Pulitzer Prize 3 times
• Traditional form
• Big fan of the King Arthur legend