V-Letter and Other Poems

Pulitzer Prize · 1945 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	1945	Winner

About the Author

Karl ShapiroAmerican

Karl Shapiro (1913–2000) was an American poet known for his World War II-era verses, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for V-Letter and Other Poems, and serving as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1946–1947). Pulitzer.org.