Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Brigit Pegeen Kelly (1951 – October 14, 2016) was an American poet and teacher. Brigit Pegeen Kelly was born in Palo Alto, California, Kelly grew up in southern Indiana and lived much of her adult life in central Illinois. An intensely private woman, little is known about her life.
Brigit Pegeen Kelly
- Name
- Brigit Pegeen Kelly
- Born
- 1951
- Birthplace
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Died
- 14 October 2016
- Place of death
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Occupation
- Poet, professor
- Movement
- Contemporary
- Spouse
- Michael Madonick
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition · Whiting Awards · Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
- Languages
- English
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Brigit Pegeen Kelly (1951 – October 14, 2016) was an American poet and teacher. Brigit Pegeen Kelly was born in Palo Alto, California, Kelly grew up in southern Indiana and lived much of her adult life in central Illinois. An intensely private woman, little is known about her life.
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Brigit Pegeen Kelly (1951–2016) was a poet and writer, of American nationality. The poet was born in Palo Alto and died in Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Brigit Pegeen Kelly worked for Purdue University, University of California, Irvine and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, among others.
Languages used include English. Honours include Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Awards, among others.
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The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Purdue University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Warren Wilson College. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, Whiting Awards and Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.
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• Name — Brigit Pegeen Kelly • Born — 1951 • Birthplace — Palo Alto, California, USA • Died — 14 October 2016 • Place of death — Urbana, Illinois, USA • Occupation — Poet, professor • Language — English • Movement — Contemporary • Spouse — Michael Madonick • Children — 3
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Kelly was the winner of numerous awards for her poetry, including the Yale Younger Poets award, a Whiting award, and, in 1997, was named the Lamont Poet at the Phillips Exeter Academy. Kelly was a professor of Creative Writing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and served as senior poetry editor of Ninth Letter. She also taught, previously at the University of California at Irvine, Purdue University, and Warren Wilson College.
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• 2008: Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets • 2006: Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation • 2005: Pulitzer Prize (poetry), Finalist (for The Orchard) • 2005: National Book Critics' Circle (poetry), Finalist • 2005: Los Angeles Times Book Award (poetry), Finalist • 2005: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship • 2000: James Merrill House Fellowship in Stonington, CT • 1999: American Academy of Arts and Letters Witter Bynner Poetry Prize • 1996: Whiting Award • 1995: Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry, Finalist • 1994: Lamont Poetry Prize (for Song) • 1986: Yale Younger Poets Award, selected by James Merrill • 1986: Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize
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