Katha Pollitt

American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1949 · age 77

Katha Pollitt is an American poet, essayist and critic. She is the author of four essay collections and two books of poetry. Her writing focuses on political and social issues from a left-leaning perspective, including abortion, racism, welfare reform, feminism, and poverty.

Katha Pollitt is read about 30 times a day, in 8 languages.

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2009American Book AwardsAward2001Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward1987Guggenheim FellowshipAward1982National Book Critics Circle Award for PoetryAward1949Born14 October 1949

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