Memorial Page for Mark Strand
Apr 11, 1934 – Nov 29, 2014(80 years)Died in:Brooklyn, New York
Canadian-American poet, essayist, translator
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Mark Strand (* April 11, 1934 in Summerside; † November 29, 2014 in Brooklyn) was a canadian-American poet, essayist, translator. He was 80 years old. His education included Yale University, University of Iowa, Antioch University, Antioch College and Oakwood Friends School. He received 8 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program. His cause of death was liposarcoma.
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12 EventsBorn in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
1934Fulbright Scholarship
1960Fulbright Scholarship
1961Guggenheim Fellowship
1974Rome Prize
1983MacArthur Fellows Program
1987United States Poet Laureate
1990United States Poet Laureate
1991Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
1992Bollingen Prize
1993Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1999Died in Brooklyn, New York (liposarcoma)
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Mark Strand. Forever remembered.