The Man Who Died Twice (poem)

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The Man Who Died Twice is a narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that was first published in 1924. [1]

The poem is written in blank verse. Its hero is the unfulfilled musician Fernando Nash.

It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1925. [2]

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References

  1. Robinson, Edwin Arlington (1924). The Man Who Died Twice. New York: The Macmillan Company.
  2. "The Man Who Died Twice, by Edwin Arlington Robinson (Macmillan)". pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2023-12-03.