Mona Van Duyn
American poet · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1921 to 2004 · aged 83
Mona Jane Van Duyn was an American poet. She was appointed United States Poet Laureate in 1992.
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2004Died2 December 20041991Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1989Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeAward1987Shelley Memorial AwardAward1980Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1972Guggenheim FellowshipAward1971Bollingen PrizeAwardNational Book Award for PoetryAward1921Born9 May 1921
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United States
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Writers
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Lived 1921 to 2004 · aged 83
The same award as Mona
Edwin MuirBoth received Russell Loines Award for PoetryMarilyn HackerBoth received National Book Award for Poetry
Fanny HoweBoth received Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Forrest GanderBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Ron PadgettBoth received Shelley Memorial AwardJohn HollanderBoth received Bollingen Prize
Fanny HoweBoth received Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeForrest GanderBoth received Pulitzer Prize for PoetryRon PadgettBoth received Shelley Memorial AwardJohn HollanderBoth received Bollingen Prize