US Poet Laureate

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US Poet Laureate

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Joseph Brodsky Poet 24-May-1940 28-Jan-1996 "Social parasite" turned Poet Laureate

Rita Dove Poet 28-Aug-1952 7th US Poet Laureate, 1993-95

Louise Glück Author 22-Apr-1943 The Wild Iris

Donald Hall Poet 20-Sep-1928 The One Day

Robert Hass Poet 1-Mar-1941 US Poet Laureate, 1995-97

Ted Kooser Poet 25-Apr-1939 Poet Laureate of the United States

Stanley Kunitz Poet 29-Jul-1905 14-May-2006 US Poet Laureate, 2000

Robert Lowell Poet 1-Mar-1917 12-Sep-1977 Lord Weary's Castle

W. S. Merwin Poet 30-Sep-1927 The Carrier of Ladders

Howard Nemerov Poet 1-Mar-1920 5-Jul-1991 US Poet Laureate, 1987-88

Robert Pinsky Poet 20-Oct-1940 US Poet Laureate, 1997-2000

Charles Simic Poet 9-May-1938 The World Doesn't End

Mark Strand Poet 11-Apr-1934 29-Nov-2014 U.S. Poet Laureate 1990-91

Robert Penn Warren Poet 24-Apr-1905 15-Sep-1989 First US Poet Laureate

Richard Wilbur Poet 1-Mar-1921 Second U.S. Poet Laureate

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