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  • Maxine Kumin, Pulitzer-Winning Poet, Dies at 88
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    • 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

    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.

    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

    • Still to Mow: Poems

      Maxine Kumin

      Hardback, 2007

      "The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."—Booklist

    • Looking for Luck: Poems

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 1993

      "From a marketplace in Bangkok to the fields of New Hampshire, from recollections of her own childhood to celebrations of an infant grandson, Kumin stakes her far-flung claims with authority in her...

    • Connecting the Dots: Poems

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 1998

      "Kumin's is a poetry of wide sympathy and tact in which the ecumenical flavor is dominant. . . . This collection is full of generational severance and renewal, and a tart and compassionate irony."—...

    • Selected Poems, 1960-1990

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 1999

      Gathered from nine collections representing three decades of work, these poems—newly available here in a rich and varied volume—celebrate the growth of a major artist.

    • Inside the Halo and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Recovery

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 2001

      "Here is a singular story of survival, an earthly miracle wrought by family devotion, gardens, horses, guts. A compelling read."—Carolyn Heilbrun

    • The Long Marriage: Poems

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 2003

      This luminous collection is Maxine Kumin's twelfth volume of poetry, the first since her remarkable memoir, Inside the Halo.

    • Bringing Together: Uncollected Early Poems 1958-1989

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 2005

      "The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."—Booklist

    • Jack and Other New Poems

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 2006

      "Measured but warm, this work draws you in; it is another success among her many titles."--Library Journal

    • Still to Mow: Poems

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 2009

      "Kumin writes ... with the clear gaze of a journalist and the ire of an activist.... Filled with love."—Christian Science Monitor

    • Where I Live: New & Selected Poems 1990-2010

      Maxine Kumin

      Paperback, 2011

      "The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."—Booklist

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