Claudia Emerson | |
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Born | Chatham, Virginia, U.S. | January 13, 1957
Died | December 4, 2014 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 57)
Education | University of Virginia (BA) University of North Carolina, Greensboro (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Poet, professor |
Spouse |
Kent Ippolito (m. 2000) |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2006) Poet Laureate of Virginia (2008–10) Guggenheim Fellowship (2011) |
Claudia Emerson (January 13, 1957 – December 4, 2014)[1] was an American poet. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection Late Wife,[2][3] and was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by Governor Tim Kaine in 2008.[4]
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