Barbara Guest
American writer (1920-2006) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 85
Barbara Guest, née Barbara Ann Pinson, was an American poet and prose stylist. Guest first gained recognition as a member of the first generation New York School of poetry. Guest wrote more than 15 books of poetry spanning sixty years of writing.
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In 1999, she was awarded the Frost Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Poetry Society of America.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2006 · aged 85
