Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky · Arts & Literature
American poet and three-term US Poet Laureate
1940, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
United States
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Robert Pinsky is an American poet, essayist and translator who served an unprecedented three terms as US Poet Laureate (1997-2000), during which he launched the Favorite Poem Project. His acclaimed verse translation of Dante's 'Inferno' and his own collections made him a central figure in American poetry. He is Jewish.
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American poet and three-term US Poet Laureate
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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