Is it true that both Ann Beattie and James Merrill received a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry?
Ann Beattie Ann Beattie (born September 8, 1947) is an American novelist and short story writer. She has received an award for excellence from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the short story form. Her work has been compared to that of Alice Adams, J.D. Salinger, John Cheever, and John Updike. She holds an undergraduate degree from American University and a master's degree from the University of Connecticut.
Robert Dana Robert Dana (June 2, 1929 – February 6, 2010) was an award-winning American poet, who taught writing and English literature at Cornell College and many other schools, revived "The North American Review" and served as its editor during the years 1964–1968, and was the poet laureate for the State of Iowa from 2004 to 2008.