A.R. Ammons - 1926
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Read another essay on Archie Ammons by North Carolina student Rachel Snyder.
I. Biography In 1926, Archie Randolph Ammons was born and raised on a farm near Whiteville, North Carolina. On the little
farm in Whiteville, he received his love for nature, which is so prevalent in his poems. Ammons attended Wake Forest University and there he studied science. Later, he studied
English literature for three semesters at the University of California at Berkeley. In World War II, Ammons served aboard an U. S. Navy destroyer in the South Pacific. He went on
to work as a high-school principal in North Carolina. He spent twelve years in Southern New Jersey as an executive in a firm that made biological glass; he became a real estate
salesman, before he began teaching at Cornell University in 1964. Ammons now lives in Ithaca, New York, where he has lived since 1971. II. Ammons' Poetry
A. R. Ammons was born on a farm and there he pondered the scenery around him. This could explain why a large amount of his poetry focuses on nature. Ammons' philosophy is
that of a romantic. He looks at nature with wonder and awe and communicates vividly his feelings to the reader. Ammons tends to write poems which are shorter and more to the
point. In his poems there is just more going on then the "celebration" of nature. III. Whiteville, North Carolina Whiteville, North Carolina, is the busy hub of Columbus County. The area is growing
rapidly. Within Whiteville, Columbus County, are three wild, scenic rivers that are mostly undeveloped and known for their solitude and beauty. Pristine Lake Waccamaw is also
known for its beauty is home to countless deer, bear and exotic plants. Other resort parks are Lumber River State Park and Friars Swamp Wild Life Management Area. IV. Literary Works
Ommateum, with Doxology (1955)
Garbage (1993) National Book Award and the Library of Congress's Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry Sphere (1974) Bollingen Prize Above are only fourteen books of his poetry. A. R. Ammons has written 30 books or more. Ammons has won many other great honors and awards.
V. Ammons on the Web
Expressions of Sea Level (1964)
Northfield Poems (1966)
Tape for the Turn of the Year (1965)
Uplands (1970)
Collected Poems: 1951- 1971 (1972) National Book Award
Diversifications (1975)
The Snow Poems (1977)
The Selected Poems: 1951- 1977 (1977)
A Coast of Trees (1981) National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
Glare (1997)
The North Carolina Poems (1994)
The Selected Poems: Expanded Edition (1986)
This essay was submitted by a student of Leslie Andres a teacher at Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville, North Carolina.