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Ilya Kaminsky

Poet, critic, translator and professor · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1977 · age 49

Ilya Kaminsky is a poet, critic, translator and professor. He is best known for his poetry collections Dancing in Odesa and Deaf Republic, which have earned him several awards.

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2019Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward2018Guggenheim FellowshipAward2011Vilcek Prize for Creative PromiseAward2005Whiting AwardsAward1977Born11 April 1977

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Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets2019
Guggenheim Fellowship2018
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise2011
Whiting Awards2005

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Born 1977 · age 49

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