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Maxine Kumin, Pulitzer-Winning Poet, Dies at 88

Maxine Kumin

Maxine Kumin (1925—2014), a former U.S. poet laureate, was the author of nineteen poetry collections as well as numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. Her awards included the Pulitzer Prize, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award, the Poet’s Prize, and the Harvard Arts and Robert Frost medals.

Maxine Kumin

Awards

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 1992

Commended — New York Times Notable Selection, 1997

Winner — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2010

Books by Maxine Kumin

And Short the Season: Poems
Maxine Kumin
Paperback, 2015
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, a stunning collection of poems that course with the rhythms of nature.
And Short the Season: Poems
Maxine Kumin
E Book, 2014
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, a stunning collection of poems that course with the rhythms of nature.
Jack and Other New Poems
Maxine Kumin
E Book, 2006
"Measured but warm, this work draws you in; it is another success among her many titles."--Library Journal
Bringing Together: Uncollected Early Poems 1958-1989
Maxine Kumin
E Book, 2005
"The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."—Booklist
Still to Mow: Poems
Maxine Kumin
E Book, 2013
"Kumin writes ... with the clear gaze of a journalist and the ire of an activist.... Filled with love."—Christian Science Monitor
The Long Marriage: Poems
Maxine Kumin
E Book, 2013
This luminous collection is Maxine Kumin's twelfth volume of poetry, the first since her remarkable memoir, Inside the Halo.
Inside the Halo and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Recovery
Maxine Kumin
E Book, 2013
"Here is a singular story of survival, an earthly miracle wrought by family devotion, gardens, horses, guts. A compelling read."—Carolyn Heilbrun