Galway Kinnell
Galway Mills Kinnell was an American poet. His dark poetry emphasized scenes and experiences in threatening, ego-less natural environments. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 1982 collection, Selected Poems and split the National Book Award for Poetry with Charles Wright.
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Background
- Born in
- Providence
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityWilbraham & Monson Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 Fulbright Scholarship🏆 Robert Frost Medal🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 MacArthur Fellows Program🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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1927
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