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Stephen Dunn

Stephen Dunn (1939–2021) was the author of nineteen poetry collections, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Different Hours. He was a distinguished professor emeritus at Richard Stockton University and received an Academy Award in Literature, among many other honors.

Stephen Dunn

Awards

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 1996

Winner — Pulitzer Prize, 2001

Books by Stephen Dunn

What Goes On: Selected and New Poems 1995-2009
Stephen Dunn
Hardback, 2008
Brilliant new poems and an expansive gathering from six collections by a Pulitzer Prize winner celebrated as "indispensable."
What Goes On: Selected and New Poems 1995-2009
Stephen Dunn
Paperback, 2010
Brilliant new poems and an expansive gathering from six collections by a Pulitzer Prize winner celebrated as “indispensable.”
Here and Now: Poems
Stephen Dunn
Hardback, 2011
"[Stephen Dunn] has taken his place among our major, indispensable poets."—Miami Herald
Lines of Defense: Poems
Stephen Dunn
Paperback, 2015
Showcases this Pulitzer prize-winning poet writing at the height of his powers.
Whereas: Poems
Stephen Dunn
Paperback, 2019
Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn examines the difficulties of telling the truth, and the fictions with which we choose to live.
Lines of Defense: Poems
Stephen Dunn
E Book, 2014
Showcases this Pulitzer prize-winning poet writing at the height of his powers.
Everything Else in the World: Poems
Stephen Dunn
E Book, 2014
“Essential to contemporary poetry collections.”—Library Journal
Here and Now: Poems
Stephen Dunn
E Book, 2014
“A wonderful example of the poet’s ability to satisfy readers and anticipate their thoughts.”—Elizabeth Lund, Washington Post
The Insistence of Beauty: Poems
Stephen Dunn
E Book, 2013
An evocation of beauty's often-surprising manifestations; even in the face of tragedy.
Local Visitations: Poems
Stephen Dunn
E Book, 2013
Wise and searching new poems from the winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.