Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1932) Winner
George Hill Dillon
ジョージ・ヒル・ディロン
Jōji Hiru Diron
Aliases:
George Dillon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-11-12 （Jacksonville, Florida）
- Died
- 1968-05-09 （Unknown） age 61
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Jacksonville, Florida (birth) → Kentucky (childhood) → Mid-West → Chicago
Career
- Occupations
- Editor, Poet
- Active Years
- 1927-1968
- Affiliations
- Poetry magazine (editor, 1937-1949)
- Influenced
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | English | BA | — | United States |
University of Chicago
English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | The Flowering Stone | — | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1932 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Recipient |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1932
Work:
The Flowering Stone
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1932
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Boy in the Wind
1927 PoetryThe Flowering Stone
1931 PoetryFlowers of Evil
1936 Poetry translationTranslation of Charles Baudelaire's poetry collection with Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Three Plays of Racine
1961 Plays translationBibliography
- Boy in the Wind (1927)
- The Flowering Stone (1931)
- Flowers of Evil (1936)
- Three plays of Racine (1961)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernist poetry
Legacy
His works are largely out of print. Today best known as one of the lovers of Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Trivia
- One of many lovers of Edna St. Vincent Millay; inspiration for her sonnet sequence Fatal Interview.
- During WWII, signaled 'Paris is Free' in Morse code from the top of the Eiffel Tower as Germans were driven from Paris.