Conquistador

Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982) was an American poet, playwright, and public servant who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his works Conquistador (1932), Collected Poems, 1917–1952 (1952), and the verse drama J.B. (1958), along with other honors like the National Book Award and Bollingen Prize. Notable for modernist poetry such as "Ars Poetica" and public roles including Librarian of Congress (1939–1944), he bridged private lyricism with concerns for democracy and fascism. Read more →