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Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet, considered the founder of the confessional poetry movement. He was appointed the sixth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1946.

Robert Lowell reached wide acclaim for his 1946 book, Lord Weary's Castle. Among the better known poems in the volume are "Mr Edwards and the Spider" and "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket." Lord Weary's Castle was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1947. His sonnet "The Dolphin" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1974. -------------------- Pulitzer Prize Winner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lowell