Kizer, Carolyn

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Poet Carolyn Kizer has also worked as an educator, translator, critic, and editor. Born and educated in the Pacific Northwest, her career has taken her across the country and around the world. A poet's poet, she has never been prolific, but her poems are admired for their precision and quality. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1985.

From the description of Carolyn Kizer letter to Louis Untermeyer, 1966 July 19. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54314487

Poet; Kizer has taught poetry, literature and translation courses in universities throughout the country, been poet-in-residence at the University of North Carolina and Ohio University, and been a participant in international poetry festivals in London, Yugoslavia, Pakistan, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Ireland and Scotland. Her publications include nearly a dozen books of poetry and contributions to many anthologies and periodicals. She has translated Urdu, Chinese and Japanese poetry and edited collections of other poets. She is a four-time winner of the Governor's Prize from the state of Washington for 1965, 1985, 1995 and 1998. Honors also include the Masefield Prize from the Poetry Society of America in 1983, the Theodore Roethke prize in 1988, several honorary doctorates, and in 1985 the Pulitzer Prize for her book Yin: New Poems.

From the description of Papers, 1825-2004. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 214117514

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referencedIn Tillie Olsen papers, 1930-1990. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Smith, William Jay. Office files : of The American Poetry Review, 1975-1997. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Kizer, Carolyn. Letters, 1942-1972, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Wagoner, David. Papers, 1943-1965. Washington University in St. Louis, .
creatorOf Finkel, Donald. Papers. Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Scott, Ann London, 1929-1975. Papers, 1932?-1976 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Mathews, Jackson, 1907-1978. Jackson Mathews papers, 1927-1975 (bulk 1945-1974). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Mary Bernetta Quinn Papers, ., 1937-1998 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Van Duyn, Mona. Papers. Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Bayes, Ronald H., 1932-. Ronald H. Bayes papers, 1909-1999 (bulk 1969-1998) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Finkel, Donald. Papers, 1947-1983. Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Unterecker, John, 1922-1989. Papers, 1961-1987. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Kizer, Carolyn. Carolyn Kizer letter to Louis Untermeyer, 1966 July 19. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Wylder, Delbert E. Selected papers, 1963-1981. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Kizer, Carolyn. Correspondence, 1973, from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Hopwood Awards Collection, 1930- University of Michigan
creatorOf Banks, Brian, 1964-. Winter song : for tenor and orchestra / Brian Banks. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Kizer, Carolyn. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1984-1987. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Kizer, Carolyn. Papers, 1825-2004. Indiana University
referencedIn Elliott, George P., 1918-1980. Papers, 1957-1979. Washington University in St. Louis, .
referencedIn Marshall, Lenore, 1897-1971. Papers, 1887-1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974. Anne Sexton Papers, 1912-1996, (bulk 1953-1974). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
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associatedWith Garrett, George P., 1929- person
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associatedWith Keene, Donald L. person
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associatedWith Marshall, Lenore, 1897-1971. person
associatedWith Mathews, Jackson, 1907-1978. person
associatedWith Morris, Carl, 1911-1993. person
associatedWith Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. person
associatedWith Olsen, Tillie. person
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associatedWith Quinn, Mary Bernetta. person
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associatedWith Scott, Ann London, 1929-1975. person
associatedWith Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974. person
associatedWith Shapiro, Karl Jay, 1913-2000. person
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associatedWith Smith, William Jay. person
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associatedWith Unterecker, John, 1922-1989. person
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Birth 1930-12-10

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