Item #020327 THE COSMOS CLUB. THE FOURTEENTH COSMOS CLUB AWARD. ARCHIBALD MACLEISH. Archibald MacLEISH.

THE COSMOS CLUB. THE FOURTEENTH COSMOS CLUB AWARD. ARCHIBALD MACLEISH

Washington DC: 17 May 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Stapled printed tan wraps; 16 pages plus covers. Includes a photograph of MacLeish, a brief biographical sketch, and a 9-page essay by MacLeish titled "Conversation with the Moon." Fine. Item #020327

Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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