Louise Glück

Louise Glück (1943–2023) was an American writer, poet and essayist.

Also recorded as Louise Elisabeth Glück; Louise Gluck.

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Overview

Born at New York City in 1943, died at Cambridge in 2023.

In detail

Louise Glück studied at Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College and George W. Hewlett High School. Alice Derry is recorded as having studied under Louise Glück. the recorded working language is English and German.

The field of work recorded is literary activity and poetry. Robert Lowell, Rainer Maria Rilke and Emily Dickinson are recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with Yale University, Boston University and Williams College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Averno, Meadowlands, The Wild Iris and Faithful and Virtuous Night.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and PEN New England Award.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Louise Glück”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2344210: Louise Glück

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Poster promoting a poetry reading on January 21, 1977, by Louise Glück at the Poetry Center at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

Poster promoting a poetry reading on January 21, 1977, by Louise Glück at the Poetry Center at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

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