Poet
Robert Lowell
1917-1977
Robert Traill Spence Lowell was born into American aristocracy in Boston in 1917. His first collection, Lord Weary’s Castle, published in 1946, brought him iconic status and won the Pulitzer Prize. His seminal work Life Studies was hugely influential and was followed in 1973 by The Dolphin, for which he was awarded his second Pulitzer Prize.
Poems
10 results
Readings
Epilogue read by Alexandra Dowling
Epilogue read by Damian Lewis
Dolphin read by Mark Strong
Dolphin read by Monica Dolan
Skunk Hour read by Charles Dance
Waking in the Blue read by Charles Dance
Waking in the Blue read by Charles Dance
To Speak of the Woe That is in Marriage read by Gloria Obianyo
Man and Wife read by Elizabeth McGovern
Select reading
Epilogue read by Alexandra Dowling
Epilogue read by Damian Lewis
Dolphin read by Mark Strong
Dolphin read by Monica Dolan
Skunk Hour read by Charles Dance
Waking in the Blue read by Charles Dance
Waking in the Blue read by Charles Dance
To Speak of the Woe That is in Marriage read by Gloria Obianyo
Man and Wife read by Elizabeth McGovern