Marilyn Nelson | |
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| Born | April 26, 1946 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Pen name | Marilyn Nelson Waniek |
| Occupation | Professor, author, translator |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California-Davis; University of Pennsylvania; University of Minnesota |
| Genre | Poetry |
Marilyn Nelson (born April 26, 1946) is an American poet, translator, biographer, and children's book author. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, and the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut.[1] She is a winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, and the Frost Medal. From 1978 to 1994, she published under the name Marilyn Nelson Waniek.[2] She is the author or translator of more than twenty books and five chapbooks of poetry for adults and children. While most of her work deals with historical subjects, in 2014 she published a memoir, named one of NPR's Best Books of 2014, entitled How I Discovered Poetry.[3][4][5]
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- ^ "Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012.
- ^ "Marilyn Nelson: Winner of the 2017 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature". The Neustadt Prizes. June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "In 'Poetry,' The Story Of An African-American Military Family". National Public Radio. All Things Considered. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide to 2014's Great Reads". National Public Radio. Retrieved April 2, 2019.