Robert Lowell

Question 1

He attended what college then switched to where / where he studied poetry under ? And received an ? In 1940

Answer 1

Harvard
Kenyon
John Crowe ransom
Undergraduate degree

Question 2

Took graduate courses where ? 
Studied with ? 
His first and second book named what? 
We’re influenced by what ? 
And explored

Answer 2

Louisiana
ROBERT penn warren and cleans brooks
Land of unlikeness and lord wearys castle
Conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism
Americans Puritan legacy

Question 3

Under influence of
He wrote formal poetry that was praised for
He was ?
He became a conscientious objector during and was ?
And actively protested against which war

Answer 3

Allen Tate and new critics 
Handling of rhythm and rhyme
Politically involved
Second World War/ imprisoned
Vietnam

Question 4

Personal life full of

He suffered from

Answer 4

Psychological and marital turmoil

Severe episodes of manic depression

Question 5

What made him begin writing from personal experience in mid 50s
The result was
Changed American poetry like

Answer 5

Frequent breakdowns and influence of Allen Ginsberg and snodgrass
Life studies
The wasteland did three decades before

Question 6

Considered by many to be the most important poet of
Developed his work with ?
All along defining the restless center of
Sudden death from
Served as chancellor of ?

Answer 6

Second half of twentieth century 
Uneven results 
American poetry 
Heart attack at age 60
The academy of American poets