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Maxine Kumin

Maxine Kumin was an American poet, writer and novelist (1925–2014). She was born at Philadelphia and died at Warner.

Maxine Kumin in brief

Born
1925
Died
2014
Known for
poet, writer and novelist
Place of birth
Philadelphia
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Recognition and collections

Maxine Kumin received Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Harvard Centennial Medal, Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize, Robert Frost Medal and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.

Catalogued works

39 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Why Can't We Live Together Like Civilized Human Beings? Joey and the Birthday Present. What Color Is Caesar? Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Bronze Level. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Bronze. Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Reader's Companion -- Bronze Level. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver. The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level. Wizard's Tears. Nightmare Factory. Jack and Other New Poems.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Maxine Kumin Papers, 2015. MAXINE KUMIN, Lofty Dogmas, 2005. Kumin, Maxine Winokur, Encyclopedia of Motherhood, 2010. Kumin, Maxine (6 June 1925–6 February 2014), poet, essayist, and fiction writer for children and adults, American National Biography Online, 2018. Lizzie! by Maxine Kumin (review), Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 2014.

In detail

Maxine Kumin studied at Radcliffe College, Harvard University and Cheltenham High School. the recorded working language is English.

Employment is recorded with Tufts University.

Distinctions recorded are Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Harvard Centennial Medal, Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize and Robert Frost Medal.

Chronology

  1. 1925Maxine Kumin born at Philadelphia.
  2. 2014Maxine Kumin died at Warner.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Maxine Kumin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2714693: Maxine Kumin

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