Maxine Kumin
American poet and author (1925-2014) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
Maxine Kumin was an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981-1982.
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2014Died6 February 20142006Robert Frost MedalAward1999Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeAward1973Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1972Eunice Tietjens Memorial PrizeAward1925Born6 June 1925
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2014 · aged 88
Where to find them
The same award as Maxine
Gwendolyn BrooksBoth received Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize
Sharon OldsBoth received Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Jorie GrahamBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Galway KinnellBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Yusef KomunyakaaBoth received Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Louise GlückBoth received Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize