Summary: <strong>Wallace Stevens</strong>, (born Oct. 2, 1879, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Reading-Pennsylvania" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reading</a>, Pa., U.S.—died Aug. 2, 1955, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Hartford-Connecticut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hartford</a>, Conn.), American poet whose work explores the interaction of reality and what man can make of reality in his mind. It was not until late in life that Stevens was read at all widely or recognized as a major poet by more than a few. <em>--Bio via Britannica.com</em><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
