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Maxine Kumin
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Jun 6, 1925 – Feb 6, 2014(88 years)Died in:Warner, Merrimack County

American poet and author

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poetwriternovelistchildren's writer

Awards(5)

Pulitzer Prize for PoetryHarvard Centennial MedalEunice Tietjens Memorial PrizeRobert Frost MedalRuth Lilly Poetry Prize

Education(3)

Radcliffe CollegeHarvard UniversityCheltenham High School

Maxine Kumin (* June 6, 1925 in Philadelphia; † February 6, 2014 in Warner) was an american poet and author. She was 88 years old. Her education included Radcliffe College, Harvard University and Cheltenham High School. She received 5 awards, including Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Harvard Centennial Medal. Her cause of death was disease.

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Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

1925

Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize

1972

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

1973

Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

1999

Robert Frost Medal

2006

Died in Warner, Merrimack County (disease)

2014

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Maxine Kumin. Forever remembered.