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John Ashbery

John Ashbery (1927–2017) published over two dozen poetry collections and won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, among many other awards.

From The History of Photography (1993)

May 13, 2021 issue

Cocaine Fiends and Reefer Madness

a poem

August 18, 2016 issue

Cooler Temperatures

a poem

February 25, 2016 issue

John Ashbery: Promontory, 2010

Be Careful What You Wish For,

March 5, 2015 issue

The Sponge of Sleep

April 24, 2014 issue

The Enthusiasts

April 24, 2014 issue

Pride of Place

February 6, 2014 issue

A Modern Instance

January 12, 2012 issue

After the Flood

a poem

June 23, 2011 issue

Tale

January 13, 2011 issue

Alvin Levin, early 1950s

‘Love Is Like Park Avenue’

August 13, 2009 issue

Structures in Sand

February 26, 2009 issue

Working Overtime

January 15, 2009 issue

Episode

November 20, 2008 issue

Summer Reading

October 9, 2008 issue

Pavane pour Helen Twelvetrees

January 11, 2007 issue

Image Problem

November 30, 2006 issue

Barbara Epstein (1928–2006)

August 10, 2006 issue

Letter

Kem Knapp Sawyer

Barbara Epstein and ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’

September 21, 2006 issue

Days of Reckoning

September 23, 2004 issue

Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse

March 25, 2004 issue

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