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# Colette Inez

(1931–2018)   Poet

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Colette Inez was a poet.

## Quick Facts About Colette Inez

Born June 23, 1931

Died January 1, 2018

Profession Poet

## About Colette Inez

American academic... \| Colette Inez was an American poet and a faculty member at Columbia University’s Undergraduate Writing Program. She published ten poetry collections and won the Guggenheim Fellowship, Rockefeller Fellowship, and two National Endowment for the Arts and two Prizes and many other awards. Her memoir, The

##  Quotes by Colette Inez

> [Look for a tree stump in the woods. Compare it to love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colette-inez/look-for-a-tree-stump-in-the-woods-compare-it-to-love/)

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