About
American Language poet who is best known for a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection entitled Versed. Her other poetic works include Necromance, Made to Seem, and Next Life.
Before Fame
She studied at San Diego State University and at the University of California-Berkeley. She published her debut poetry collection, Extremities, in 1978.
Trivia
She was a California Arts Council Fellowship recipient in 1989.
Family Life
She grew up primarily in Southern California as the only child born to a military family. She married Chuck Korkegian in 1971.
Associated With
Her poetry has been compared to that of William Carlos Williams.
