Stephen Dunn - quotes
I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, I always thought I would die young. And that's been both a useful thing and I suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.
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![]() Stephen Dunn (born 1939 in New York City, New York) is an American poet. Dunn has written more than ten collections of poetry, and has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, Different Hours. He has taught at Wichita State University, University of Washington, Columbia University and Princeton University, among others. He taught for many years at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He is currently residing in Port Republic, New Jersey.... |
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