He wrote several long poems, but is best known for his one hundred and fifty-four short poems,or sonnets.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

The short answer is that I think these writers best represent all the different threads, all the different forces in the American Novel Since 1945.

简单的回答是我觉得这些作家极洽当地,代表了1945年以来美国小说中的，各种主题和力量。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

One of America's best-loved writers of short stories was William Sydney Porter -- better known as O.Henry.

VOA: special.2010.12.17

He wrote a short story that perhaps best explains the terrible conditions gold seekers faced.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

His best known short story is "To Build a Fire."

VOA: special.2010.05.21