Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was the ground-breaking author of many books of poetry, including Life Studies (1959) and For the Union Dead (1964). With John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop and Sylvia Plath he shaped the fashion in American poetry for the confessional, autobiographical poetry that transformed the scene.

Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was the ground-breaking author of many books of poetry, including Life Studies (1959) and For the Union Dead (1964). With John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop and Sylvia Plath he shaped the fashion in American poetry for the confessional, autobiographical poetry that transformed the scene.

Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was the ground-breaking author of many books of poetry, including Life Studies (1959) and For the Union Dead (1964). With John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop and Sylvia Plath he shaped the fashion in American poetry for the confessional, autobiographical poetry that transformed the scene.