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Maxine Kumin a reçu nombre de prix et distinctions littéraires, notamment le Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize de la poésie en 1972, le prix Pulitzer de la poésie en 1973 pour Up Country, le prix Aiken Taylor, le Poets' Prize, le Ruth E. Lilly Award, cette liste n'étant pas exhaustive.
23 ago 2021 · Maxine Kumin (June 6, 1925 – February 6, 2014) is known primarily as a poet, but she was also a prolific writer of children’s books, fiction, and essays. She was born Maxine Winokur in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Reform Jewish parents. Her father was the largest pawnbroker in the city of Philadelphia; her ...
Maxine Kumin wrote ‘How It Is’ commemorating her friendship with Anne Sexton. They first met in 1957, and their relationship lasted till the death of Sexton in 1974. Kumin wrote this piece after her death. In this poem, Kumin talks about an old blue jacket of Sexton that is a token of the days they spent together.
Maxine Kumin nació en 1925 en Filadelfia. Kumin, aunque hija de padres judíos, fue a una guardería y colegio católicos. Logró su licenciatura en 1946 y un Master of Arts en 1948 en Radcliffe College. En junio de 1946 se casó con Victor Kumin, un consultor de ingeniería; tuvieron dos hijas y un hijo. En 1957 comenzó a estudiar poesía ...
The Revisionist Dream. By Maxine Kumin. Well, she didn't kill herself that afternoon. It was a mild day in October, we sat outside. over sandwiches. She said she had begun. to practice yoga, take piano lessons, rewrite her drama rife with lust and pride. and so she didn't kill herself that afternoon,
Maxine Kumin (1925–2014) is the author of eighteen poetry collections including Where I Live: New and Selected Poems 1990–2010 (W. W. Norton, 2010) and And Short the Season (W. W. Norton, 2014), as well as five novels and eight collections of essays and fiction. She is also the author of a number of children’s books, several of which were co-written with Anne Sexton. Her awards include ...
Maxine Kumin, an avid horsewoman with “an unreasonable and passionate commitment to language,” has amassed over the last half-century an oeuvre ever more essential and unforgettable. One of the most celebrated and enduring figures in American literature, she is the author of thirteen books of poems, five novels, four essay collections, short stories, and more than twenty children’s books.
