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Susan Howe

American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1937 · age 89

Susan Howe is an American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic, who has been closely associated with the Language poets, among other poetry movements. Her work is often classified as Postmodern because it expands traditional notions of genre.

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2017Robert Frost MedalAward2011Bollingen PrizeAward2009Berlin PrizeAward1996Guggenheim FellowshipAward1986American Book AwardsAward1937Born10 June 1937

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Robert Frost Medal2017
Bollingen Prize2011
Berlin Prize2009
Guggenheim Fellowship1996
American Book Awards1986
Griffin Poetry Prize

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Many of Howe's books are layered with historical, mythical, and other references, often presented in an unorthodox format. Her work contains lyrical echoes of sound, and yet is not pinned down by a consistent metrical pattern or a conventional poetic rhyme scheme.

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Born 1937 · age 89