Robert Dana | |
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| Born | June 2, 1929 |
| Died | February 6, 2010 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa Drake University Holyoke Junior College |
| Awards | poet laureate for the State of Iowa Two National Endowment of the Arts Fellowships 1989 Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award from New York University 1994 Carl Sandburg Medal for Poetry 1996 Pushcart Prize Rainer Maria Rilke Prize for Poetry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Poetry |
| Institutions | Cornell College University of Florida Wayne State University University of Idaho Wichita State University Stockholm University Beijing University |
Robert Dana (June 2, 1929 – February 6, 2010) was an American poet, who taught writing and English literature at Cornell College and many other schools, revived The North American Review and served as its editor during the years 1964–1968, and was the poet laureate for the State of Iowa from 2004 to 2008.[1]