John Ashbery

John Ashbery

WRITER

John Ashbery was born on July 28, 1927 in Rochester, New York, USA as John Lawrence Ashbery. He was a writer, known for The Forbidden Room (2015), Raymond Roussel: Le Jour de Gloire (2017) and Double je (2002). He was married to David Kermani. He died on September 3, 2017 in Hudson, New York.

  • When was
    John Ashbery born?

    John Ashbery was born on Thursday, July 28, 1927

  • Where was
    John Ashbery born?

    John Ashbery was born in Rochester, New York, USA

  • How old was
    John Ashbery when they died?

    John Ashbery was 90

  • When did John Ashbery die?

    John Ashbery died on
    Sunday, September 3, 2017


Best Quotes

  • You might as well linger On verandas, enjoying life, knowing The end is essentially unpredictable.
  • You who were directionless, and thought it would solve everything if you found one, What do you make of this? Just because a thing is imm...
  • Worry and brown desk Stain it by infusion. There aren't enough tags at the end,...
  • Yes, in the long run there is something to be said for these shiftless days, each distilling its drop of poison until the cup is full; there i...
  • You have original artworks hanging on the walls oh I said edit
  • With all of my power of living I am forced to lie on the floor.
  • We too are somehow impossible, formed of so many different things, Too many to make sense to anybody....
  • Well, it is a good experience, to divest oneself of some tested ideals, some old standbys, And even finding nothing to put in their place...
  • We are happy in our way of life. It doesn't make much sense to others. We sit about, Read, and are restless.
  • We are prisoners of the world's demented sink. The soft enchantments of our years of innocence...

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