C. K. Williams

C. K. Williams
C. K. Williams in 1986
C. K. Williams in 1986
BornCharles Kenneth Williams
(1936-11-04)November 4, 1936
Newark, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 20, 2015(2015-09-20) (aged 78)
Hopewell, New Jersey
OccupationWriter, professor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican, French
EducationBucknell University
University of Pennsylvania (BA)
GenrePoetry
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Poetry;
National Book Award;
National Book Critics Circle Award
SpouseCatherine Mauger

Charles Kenneth "C. K." Williams (November 4, 1936 – September 20, 2015) was an American poet, critic and translator. Williams won many poetry awards. Flesh and Blood won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1987. Repair (1999) won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry,[1] was a National Book Award finalist[2] and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.[3] The Singing won the 2003 National Book Award[4] and Williams received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in 2005.[3] The 2012 film The Color of Time relates aspects of Williams' life using his poetry.[5]

  1. ^ "C.K. Williams Pulitzer Prize for Poetry". The Pulitzer Prizes.
  2. ^ "National Book Awards – 1999". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  3. ^ a b Kellogg, Carolyn (2015-09-21). "Award-winning poet C.K. Williams dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. ^ "2003 National Book Award Winner: Poetry C. K. Williams". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  5. ^ Young, Deborah (November 16, 2012). "Tar: Rome Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2013.