John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) was an American poet and literary critic. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and educated at Harvard University. He was a member of the Fugitives, a group of Southern poets who sought to create a distinctively Southern literature. Fletcher's poetry was highly praised by critics, and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1939 for his collection Selected Poems. He was also a noted literary critic, writing for The New Republic and The Nation. He wrote several books on literary criticism, including The Immortal Commonplace (1930) and The Epic of America (1931). Fletcher was a major influence on the Southern literary renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. He was a mentor to many of the leading Southern writers of the period, including Robert Penn Warren, Allen Tate, and Cleanth Brooks. He was also a friend of William Faulkner, and the two men often discussed literature and philosophy. Fletcher died in 1950 in Little Rock. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in Southern literature.
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