Nelson, Marilyn
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Marilyn Nelson was born 26 April 1946 to Johnnie E. Nelson and Melvin Nelson, Sr. She is a graduate of Hiram Johnson High School and the University of California at Davis, and has a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania . She is the author of 6 books of poetry, 2 children's collections and a few chapter books. Her book Carver: A life in Poems has been awarded the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for excellence in children's literature. The Homeplace was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Lenore Marshall Prize and won the 1998 Poet's Prize . Nelson has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and recently named Connecticut's Poet Laureate by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts . Marilyn Nelson has been teaching at the University of Connecticut since 1978 .
From the guide to the Marilyn Nelson Papers., 1963-2001., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center)
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referencedIn | 75th Anniversary Records, 1975-80 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division | |
referencedIn | Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
creatorOf | Marilyn Nelson Papers., 1963-2001. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. |
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associatedWith | Antioch review. |
correspondedWith | Davis, Robin Elizabeth |
correspondedWith | Dean, Debra |
correspondedWith | Lister, Kay |
associatedWith | Minnesota Orchestra Staff |
correspondedWith | Nelson, Peter |
correspondedWith | Pellauer, Mary |
correspondedWith | Solgiano, P. |
correspondedWith | Thenior, Ralf |
correspondedWith | Thornkild, Bjornvig |
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