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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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The Ashbery portraits range from youth to late middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

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 Charles S. Bentley

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