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Natasha Trethewey

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American poet (born 1966)

United StatesWritersBorn 1966 · age 60
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Natasha Trethewey is an American poet who served as United States Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection Native Guard, and is a former Poet Laureate of Mississippi.

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Trethewey during book signing at the University of Michigan, 2011Trethewey during book signing at the University of Michigan, 2011

Awards 10

2019Friend of History Award
2017Heinz Award
2016Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
2014honorary doctorate from Columbia University
2007Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
2007Lillian Smith Book Award
2003Guggenheim Fellowship
2001Lillian Smith Book Award
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
poet laureate

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Carol Ann DuffyAlso won poet laureateLonnie BunchAlso won Friend of History AwardRafael Altamira y CreveaAlso won honorary doctorate from Columbia UniversityJames Forman, Jr.Also won Lillian Smith Book AwardLouise BoganAlso won National Endowment for the Arts FellowshipRichard HugoAlso won Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1966 · age 60
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9 languages

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