Log In. Born in 1917 into an aristocratic Boston family Robert Lowell was not yet thirty when his first major collection of poems, Lord Weary's Castle, won the Pulitzer Prize.With Life Studies, his third book, he found the intense, highly personal voice that made him the foremost American poet of his generation.He held strong, complex and very public political views. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower. Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (/ ˈ l oʊ əl /; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet.He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower.His family, past and present, were important subjects in his poetry. The book contained 33 poems, and some of them were massively successful. He suffered from a long creative block, which ended only toward the end of the decade, with the release of the book titled ‘Life Studies.’‘Life Studies’ garnered great commercial and critical acclaim and won the ‘National Book Award’ for poetry in 1960. He later claimed that he had not participated in the war because American involvement in the war would have meant total annihilation of countries such as Germany and Japan, resulting in the death of many innocents, which he wished to prevent.In 1940, Robert married a writer named Jean Stafford. However, while he was growing up, the ancestral poetic influences did not affect him. The marriage, which was later described as “tormenting,” ended in 1948.In 1949, Robert married another writer named Elizabeth Hardwick. He was a violent kid and exhibited no inclination toward arts or academics.However, after joining ‘St. The couple had a son, and they lived together until Robert’s death in 1977.Robert had suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life and had also been hospitalized multiple times for the same.
This further encouraged Robert to pursue the art of poetry.However, studying at ‘Harvard’ had made Robert terribly unhappy. Robert Lowell Harm in FamilySearch Family Tree Robert Harm in U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Robert Lowell Harm in Interment.net .
In 1944, Robert published his first book of poems, ‘Land of Unlikeness.’ He then released ‘Lord Weary’s Castle.’ Robert’s poems received widespread critical acclaim. The Lowells originally settled on the North Shore at The coat of arms has a shield with black field displaying a right hand cut-off at the wrist and grabbing three arrows, one vertical and two crossed diagonally, in silver; above the shield is a male deer's head with a barbed, broad arrowhead in blue between its antlers. Over time, the book managed to attain widespread success.In 1946, Robert published his second book, ‘Lord Weary’s Castle,’ which was a bigger success than the first book. The book is also regarded as Robert’s most influential work. Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (/ˈloʊəl/; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. The family had its roots in Georgia where they practiced farming. Soon, he met famous poet Robert Frost, who mildly criticized his poetry. In this collection, Robert used the same formal language that he had used in the first two books.In the 1970s, Robert spent time writing sonnets and published sonnet books such as ‘History’ and ‘For Lizzie and Harriet.’His sonnet collection ‘The Dolphin,’ which was released in 1973, ended up winning a ‘Pulitzer Prize.’ However, he was dragged into a major controversy when he openly admitted that he had used his ex-wife’s letters for composing the sonnets in ‘The Dolphin.’In 1977, Robert published the last book of his life. Robert Lowell Hite was a United States Army Air Forces pilot, who participated in the Doolittle Raid of Japan during World War II. Some critics stated it was a great book, while others believed it was the “worst” book of Robert’s career.In 1964, Robert published an original collection of poems titled ‘For the Union Dead.’ The poems in the book dealt with themes such as the American Civil War, ecology, and labor rights.