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# Claudia Emerson

(1957–2014)   Poet   United States

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Claudia Emerson was a poet from the United States, best known for *Pinion*.

## Quick Facts About Claudia Emerson

Born January 13, 1957

Died December 4, 2014

Nationality United States

Profession Poet

Notable works Pinion

## About Claudia Emerson

Claudia Emerson was an American poet. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection Late Wife, and was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by Governor Tim Kaine in 2008.

## Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Virginia Women in History Witter Bynner Fellowship

##  Quotes by Claudia Emerson

> [Chloe Honum's brilliant first book The Tulip-Flame traces an identity forming within radically divergent but interlocking systems: a family traumatized by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-emerson/chloe-honum-s-brilliant-first-book-the-tulip-flame-traces-an-identity/)

[Claudia Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-emerson/)

[Ballet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ballet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/claudia-emerson-102283_ballet_chloe-honum-s-brilliant-first-book-the-t_317444.jpg)

> [Tinted Distances is the achievement of a wise and discerning poet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-emerson/tinted-distances-is-the-achievement-of-a-wise-and-discerning-poet/)

[Claudia Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-emerson/)

[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/claudia-emerson-102283_achievement_tinted-distances-is-the-achievement-of-a_2630650.jpg)

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