Mark Strand
Canadian-American poet, essayist, translator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Strand (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014) was a Canadian-American poet, essayist, and translator. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1990.[1] He was a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Strand was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
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Mark Strand | |
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Born | (1934-04-11)April 11, 1934 Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Died | November 29, 2014(2014-11-29) (aged 80) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Poet, translator, novelist, essayist |
Nationality | American, Canadian |
Education | Antioch College; Iowa Writers' Workshop |
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Strand died on November 29, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York City from liposarcoma, aged 80.[2]