Maxine Kumin

(1925–2014) Poet United States

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Maxine Kumin was a poet from the United States, best known for The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition.

Quick Facts About Maxine Kumin

Born: June 6, 1925
Died: February 6, 2014
Nationality: United States
Profession: Poet
Notable works: The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition

Maxine Kumin was an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981–1982.

Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Robert Frost Medal Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Harvard Centennial Medal Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize

I didn't write my poems because I wanted to, they were wrung from me. I had to write them.

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