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Self portrait in a convex mirror born in rochester, new york, in 1927, john ashbery had a distinguished and lively career. Allan johnston earned his ma in creative writing and his phd in english from the university of california, davis. Selfportrait in a convex mirror by john ashbery poetry. Selfportrait in a convex mirror belongs primarily to his middle period. Selfportrait in a convex mirror poem by john ashbery. John ashbery reads selfportrait in a convex mirror open culture. Selfportrait in a convex mirror by john ashbery goodreads. Find selfportrait in a convex mirror 067063283x by ashbery, john. Aug 30, 2007 selfportrait in a convex mirror was awarded the pulitzer prize, a national book award and the national book critics circle award. Unlike parmiagianino, who painted in a studio, ashbery wrote poems by walking around, rummaging through thrift shops and book shelves. His poems have appeared in over 60 journals, including poetry, poetry east, rattle, and rhino. Dec 01, 2007 selfportrait in a convex mirror was awarded the pulitzer prize, a national book award and the national book critics circle award. It, of course, famously won many awards, including the pulitzer prize for poetry.
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