About
American poet and professor known for The Summer Anniversaries, Departures, and other award-winning poetry collections. He received the Pulitzer Prize for a 1980 collection entitled Selected Poems.
Before Fame
He received degrees from the University of Miami, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Iowa.
Trivia
He served as Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 1997 until 2003.
Family Life
He was born in Miami, Florida. He later taught at Princeton University, the University of Virginia, and Syracuse University, among other schools.
Associated With
He taught poet Rita Dove.
