Stephen Vincent Benet
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Born in Pennsylvania and educated at Yale after early military schooling, Stephen Vincent Benét emerged as a leading American poet and storyteller. His narrative poem about the Civil War earned the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, while three O. Henry Awards recognized his short fiction, including the celebrated “The Devil and Daniel Webster.” As a judge for the Yale Series of Younger Poets, he hel…
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