Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz · Arts & Literature
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1905, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA — 2006, New York City, USA
United States
Stanley Kunitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Stanley Kunitz was an American poet who twice served as U.S. Poet Laureate and won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1959 for his 'Selected Poems 1928-1958'. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, he wrote spare, deeply felt lyric poetry over a career spanning eight decades and mentored generations of younger poets. His Jewish immigrant upbringing is a documented part of his life and shaped several of his poems.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
