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Claudia Emerson
Born(1957-01-13)January 13, 1957
DiedDecember 4, 2014(2014-12-04) (aged 57)
Cause of deathCancer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Occupation(s)Poet, professor
Spouse
Kent Ippolito
(m. 2000)
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Poetry (2006)
Poet Laureate of Virginia (2008–10)
Guggenheim Fellowship (2011)

Claudia Emerson (January 13, 1957 – December 4, 2014) was an American poet. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection Late Wife.[1][2] She was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by Governor Tim Kaine in 2008.[3] Emerson was born in Chatham, Virginia.

Emerson died in Richmond, Virginia from colon cancer, aged 57.[3]

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References

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  1. "Claudia Emerson". poetryfoundation.org. 10 July 2022.
  2. "Claudia Emerson Wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry". PBS NewsHour. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Estes, Lindley (2014), "Distinguished poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner Claudia Emerson dies", The Free Lance-Star, retrieved December 4, 2014

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