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Ashbery

American  
[ash-ber-ee, ‑buh-ree] / ˈæʃˌbɛr i, ‑bə ri /

noun

  1. John, 1927–2017, U.S. poet.


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And Stone seamlessly balanced these elements in a production that was as tonally assured as a John Ashbery poem.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

John Ashbery, Adrienne Rich and Sonia Sanchez are among previous winners of the Stevens award.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

Adam Ashbery, 38, was scheduled to fly with Tui to Kefalonia, in Greece, at about 15:30 BST on Sunday with his wife, Sarah, and two children - aged four months and five years old.

From BBC • May 31, 2022

The first issue appeared Feb. 1, 1963, with articles by such literary giants as Hardwick, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag and William Styron and poems by Lowell, Auden, John Ashbery and Adrienne Rich.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022

On the evening of that memorable Fifth of November, there were gathered in a spacious residence at Ashbery, Saint Ledger, a small company evidently bent upon pleasure.

From The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts by Bentley, Charles S.