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Ammons

American  
[am-uhnz] / ˈæm ənz /

noun

  1. A(rchie) R(andolph), 1926–2001, U.S. poet.


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After reading an essay on his poetry by Bloom, Ammons wrote that he was “scared to think how different my head is structured from what you represent.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Mets got Ammons, 22, who was a 10th-round pick in July’s amateur draft out of Clemson.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

In Champaign County, Illinois, clerk Aaron Ammons would like to install metal detectors at his office, where visitors have filmed staff and the layout of the space in what he described as a threatening manner.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2022

In releasing the footage Friday, the Fayetteville Police Department said Resident Superior Court Judge Ammons had granted their request to share some video "because transparency is important."

From Fox News • Jan. 16, 2022

While the gate stood open, enmity and mutual suspicion could not exist, and the path between it and Ammons was beaten hard and smooth.

From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.

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