11 Facts About Richard Eberhart

Richard Ghormley Eberhart was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total.

Richard Eberhart was the grandfather of Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington.

Richard Eberhart grew up on an estate of 40 acres called Burr Oaks, since partitioned into hundreds of residential lots.

Richard Eberhart published a volume of poetry called Burr Oaks in 1947, and many of his poems reflect his youth in rural America.

Richard Eberhart taught for eight years at the St Mark's School, where Robert Lowell was one of his students.

Richard Eberhart edited War and the Poet: An Anthology of Poetry Expressing Man's Reactions to the Present claiming to be the first collection of poems based on war.

Richard Eberhart taught for 30 years at Dartmouth as professor of English and poet-in-residence, where he was known for his encouragement of young poets.

Richard Eberhart wrote a number of dramatic works in the 1950s and early 1960s which were performed regionally.

Richard Eberhart was sent to San Francisco by The New York Times to report on the Beat poetry scene.

Richard Eberhart was New Hampshire's Poet Laureate from 1979 to 1984 and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1982.

Richard Eberhart won the Shelley Memorial Award, the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and the Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America.