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Ashbery

American  
[ash-ber-ee, ‑buh-ree] / ˈæʃˌbɛr i, ‑bə ri /

noun

  1. John, 1927–2017, U.S. poet.


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And Stone seamlessly balanced these elements in a production that was as tonally assured as a John Ashbery poem.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

In the Camberley West division, Alan Ashbery picked up the seat with 1,617 votes, which was another gain, this time from the Conservatives.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

He was friends with a number of poets, among them O’Hara, James Schuyler, Kenneth Koch and John Ashbery.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Eliot, Marianne Moore, John Ashbery and many other leading writers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022

On the evening of that memorable Fifth of November, there were gathered in a spacious residence at Ashbery, Saint Ledger, a small company evidently bent upon pleasure.

From The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts by Bentley, Charles S.