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Kumin, Maxine Winokur was born on June 6, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Peter and Doll (Simon) Winokur.
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Maxine Kumin's novel is onve of the first serious fictions to deal with the new possibiliti4es of man=woman relationships. It is about the genuine liberation of two people struggling honestly toward a mutually rewarding love. It is a refreshing and humanizing book, written with the grace and skill of one of America's best poets.
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"The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."―Booklist Collected here for the first time, these early poems inhabit Kumin's own "sneakstorm time," a space one step to the side, where quiet introspection examines the pain of loss, the idealism of youth, and the endurance of the natural world. Her characteristic earthy wisdom snaps with intensity, offering a refreshing perspective on everyday experiences. "New England farm life, modern American history, Jewish identity and a quietly vibrant feminist consciousness provide themes for this gathering from a long and distinguished career."―Publishers Weekly.
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"The power that Kumin draws from and brings to literature is potent and seemingly inexhaustible."―Booklist Here Maxine Kumin's signature nature poems are shaken up and invigorated by the darker, human realities. She focuses our attention on the pleasures of horse-keeping with poems such as "The Zen of Mucking Out," then exhorts us to "Please Pay Attention," decrying Dick Cheney's "canned hunting / where you don't stay to pluck / the feathers." With equanimity, Kumin faces the disappointments and joys of sixty years of marriage―ending with the unspoken question of "Which of us will go down first...."
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From as little as the snail to as big as the giraffe, from the thundering mastodon of long ago to the ordinary backyard squirrel of today, the animals in this book inspire our imagination. Here is a fascinating cornucopia that exudes a whimsical affection and respect for the creatures with whom we share our kingdom.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet recounts the birth of a foal, the rehabilitation of an abused mare, the beauty of home-grown vegetables, the organic nature of writing, and other aspects of life on her New Hampshire farm.
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"Measured but warm, this work draws you in; it is another success among her many titles."--Library Journal In her fifteenth collection, Maxine Kumin meditates on the social consequences of such events as the bicentennial of the Civil War, and looks to poets writing from circumstances vastly different from her own. With death the central theme, poems of the body and praise songs for beloved animals explore how memory consoles and haunts.
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Library of Congress number 74-137426. Describes life on the thinly populated Gerrard's Island off Nova Scotia in the late 1800s. Written by the late author who served as the U. S. Poet Laureate.
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In her essays, as with her Pultizer Prize-winning poetry, Maxine Kumin is equally at ease musing over her garden or discussing poetic form, raising horses or critiquing the work of other poets. For Kumin, poetry is inseparable from daily life. Whether remembering the early days of courtship with her husband (who then worked at Los Alamos during the first nuclear tests) or observing a grandchild learning to swim, poetry is a natural part of the discussion, as when, during an MRI, she recounts the healing role of memorized poems: "Lying in my MRI tomb and doggedly reciting the poem against the terrible rapping, I realized what saved me..." "Maxine Kumin's practical yet sensual New England reflections are a gift to any lover of the country."-New York Times Book Review "Kumin, bless her heart, just gets better and better."-Library Journal In addition to twelve volumes of poetry, Maxine Kumin has published books of essays, short stories, and novels, and collaborated on four children's books with the late Anne Sexton. The recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, she has also served as the Poet Laureate and was, until her recent controversial resignation, a chancellor at the Academy of American Poets. She lives with her husband, Victor, on a farm in central New Hampshire. Table of Contents Part One Excerpts from a June Journal Beans June 1, 1991: Sleeping Late June 16, 1991: Final Foal Journal Entry, PoBiz, Texas Notes from My Journal, Kyoto, December 1984 Part Two Interstices Swimming and Writing Motherhood and Poetics October 4, 1995 For Anne at Passover Recitations First Loves Part Three An Appreciation of Marianne Moore's Selected Letters This Curious Silent Unrepresented Life Josephine Jacobsen Back to the Fairground: Mona Van Duyn A Postcard from the Volcano Essay on Robert Frost Part Four Trochee, Trimeter, and the MRI: On A Shropshire Lad Gymnastics: The Villanelle A Way of Staying Sane Word for Word: "Poem for My Son" Scrubbed Up and Sent to School Part Five Keynote Address, PEN-New Eng
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"From a marketplace in Bangkok to the fields of New Hampshire, from recollections of her own childhood to celebrations of an infant grandson, Kumin stakes her far-flung claims with authority in her tenth book of poetry."--Publishers Weekly
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Kumin, Maxine Winokur was born on June 6, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Peter and Doll (Simon) Winokur.
AB, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1948. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Centre College, 1976.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Davis & Elkins College, 1977. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Regis College, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), New England College, 1982.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Claremont Graduate School, 1983. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University New Hampshire, 1984. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bowdoin College, 2002.
Instructor, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1958-1961;
lecturer English, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1965-1968. Scholar Radcliffe Institute for Indiana Study, 1961-1963. Visiting lecturer U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1973, Princeton University, 1979, 81-82.
Adjunct Professor Columbia University, 1975. Fannie Hurst professor of literature Brandeis U., 1975, Washington U., St. Louis, 1977. Visiting senior fellow, lecturer Princeton University, 1977.
Carolyn Wilkerson Bell visiting scholar Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1978. Writer in residence Florida International U., 1998. Poet in residence Bucknell U., 1983.
Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984, U. Miami, 1995, Pitzer College, 1996, Florida International U., 1998. McGee professor of writing Davidson College, 1997. Master artist Atlantic Center for Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 1984.
Staffmem. Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 1969-1971, 73, 75, 77. Poetry consultant Library of Congress, 1981-1982. Elector The Poet's Corner, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, since 1990.
Member of staff Sewanee Writer's Conference, 1993-1994.
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Member of Writers Union, Authors Guild, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association America, Poetry Society America, Academy American Poets (chancellor, fellow 1986-2002).
Married Victor Montwid Kumin, June 29, 1946. Children: Jane Simon, Judith Montwid, Daniel David.