3. EDWIN ARLINGTON
ROBINSON
• Edward Arlington Robinson was born on
December 22, 1869 in Head Tide, Maine.
Although he was one of the most prolific
American poets of the early 20th century—and
his Collected Poems (1921) won the first
Pulitzer Prize ever awarded to poetry—he is
remembered now for a few short poems.
• Edwin Arlington Robinson, (born Dec. 22, 1869,
Head Tide, Maine, U.S.—died April 6, 1935,
New York, N.Y.), American poet who is best
known for his short dramatic poems concerning
the people in a small New England village,
Tilbury Town, very much like the Gardiner,
Maine, in which he grew up.
4. Question Analysis:
• What do they mean when they say "...he fluttered pulses"?
• Why did Richard Cory commit suicide in Robinson's poem, "Richard
Cory"?
• Describe the tone used in the poem “Richard Cory.”
• What does "glittered when he walks" suggest in Edwin Arlington
Robinson's poem "Richard Cory"?
• What do you think is the reason for Cory's death?
• What problem in society is depicted in the poem "Richard Cory"?
