Tess Gallagher
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About
American poet and author known for Instructions to the Double, Moon Crossing Bridge, and other works. An acclaimed author, she was the recipient of both the Elliston Award and the Maxine Cushing Gray Foundation Award.
Before Fame
She attended the University of Washington. She published her debut poetry chapbook, Stepping Outside, in 1978.
Trivia
She received two National Endowment for the Arts awards.
Family Life
She married poet
Associated With
She was influenced by Dylan Thomas.
