DiscoverWriters and CompanyAcclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple
Acclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple

Acclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple

Update: 2023-08-061
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One of the premier American poets of his generation, Mark Strand used precise, everyday language, humour and surreal imagery to describe the quiet anguish of life. A former poet laureate of the U.S., he won the Pulitzer Prize for his collection, Blizzard of One. In 1999, Mark Strand spoke to Eleanor Wachtel about summers spent in Nova Scotia, engaging with art and the language of love. He died in 2014. He was 80 years old.
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Acclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple

Acclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple