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And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written.


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Author Bio


  • NameMark Strand
  • DescriptionCanadian-American poet, essayist, translator
  • BornApril 11, 1934
  • DiedNovember 29, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Translator
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Rome Prize; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry