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Tess Gallagher
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83
Tess Gallagher is an American poet, essayist, and short story writer. Among her many honors were a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts award, and the Maxine Cushing Gray Foundation Award.
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In 2023, Gallagher became the first American writer to have been awarded the prestigious international Fondazione Roma di poesia Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry. "Tess Gallagher". poets.org. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
