What happened to Robert Lowell?

Lowell died from a heart attack in a taxi cab in Manhattan on September 12, 1977, at the age of 60, while on his way to see his ex-wife, Elizabeth Hardwick.

What was Robert Lowell known for?

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Lowell grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard University and Kenyon College. He is best known for his volume Life Studies (1959), but his true greatness as an American poet lies in the astonishing variety of his work.

Is Amy Lowell related to Robert Lowell?

I’ve been reading a lot of Robert Lowell’s poetry recently. Here is my good friend Wikipedia on Lowell . “Lowell was born in Boston, Massachusetts to a Boston Brahmin family that included the poets Amy Lowell and James Russell Lowell.

What kind of poet was Robert Lowell?

Robert Lowell, Jr., in full Robert Traill Spence Lowell, Jr., (born March 1, 1917, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 12, 1977, New York, New York), American poet noted for his complex, autobiographical poetry. Lowell grew up in Boston. James Russell Lowell was his great-granduncle, and Amy, Percival, and A.