Mona Van Duyn (1921–2004)
Auteur van Near Changes: Poems
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The sixth Poet Laureate of the Library of Congress, Van Duyn is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently, Near Changes (1990), for which she won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Van Duyn has lived in St. Louis since 1950. She was a lecturer at Washington toon meer University from 1950 to 1967. Noted for her subtle intelligence, her humor and satire, her formal elegance, and her compassionate attentiveness to the human heart, Van Duyn takes as her theme "the wintry work of living, our flawed art." Her work was slow to receive the recognition it deserved. However, in 1971 she won the Bollingen Prize; several major awards and grants soon followed. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Geboortedatum
- 1921-05-09
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2004-12-02
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Waterloo, Iowa, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- University City, Missouri, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Eldora, Iowa, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
University City, Missouri, USA - Opleiding
- Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa - Beroepen
- poet
editor - Relaties
- Thurston, Jarvis (husband)
Merrill, James (friend) - Organisaties
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature | 1983)
Academy of American Poets - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1989)
Shelley Memorial Award (1986/1987)
Bollingen Prize (1971)
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1980)
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1992-1993)
St. Louis Walk of Fame (1993)
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