James Tate | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:James-tate-and-gordon-cairnie-by-elsa-dorfman.jpg) Tate (left) at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop in 1965 with the owner, Gordon Cairnie | |
| Born | James Vincent Tate December 8, 1943 Kansas City, Missouri, US |
| Died | July 8, 2015 (aged 71) Amherst, Massachusetts, US |
| Education | Pittsburg State University (BA) University of Iowa (MFA) |
| Notable works | Worshipful Company of Fletchers |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize 1992 National Book Award 1994 |
| Spouse | Dara Weir |
| Website | |
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James Vincent Tate (December 8, 1943 – July 8, 2015) was an American poet. His work earned him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He was a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst[1][2][3] and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- ^ James Tate elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, a April 29, 2004, article from University of Massachusetts Amherst
- ^ "James Tate- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More". Poets.org. 1943-12-08. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ "James Tate, poet | Wave Books". Wavepoetry.com. 2002-04-04. Retrieved 2013-10-23.