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(1916John Ciardi (1916-1986)
American poet, critic, and translator who helped make poetry accessible to both adults and children. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the child of Italian immigrants. Best-known for How Does a Poem Mean? (1959), a standard text for college and high school poetry courses. 1940: teach English at the University of Kansas City 1943: 3 years in Air Force 1946: teach at Harvard University 1953: teach at Rutgers University (The State University of New Jersey) 1961: quit for literature writing Style: Address the average reader without sacrificing complexity & formality