A. R. Ammons, or Archie Randolph Ammons, (1926-2001) was an American author and poet. His works include: A Coast of Trees, Expressions of Sea Level, The Snow Poems, Lake Effect Country, The Really Short Poems of A. R. Ammons, and Tape for the Turn of the Year. In 1987, Ammons became a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fellowship of Southern Writers is a literary organization headquartered at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. ...

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