December 10, 1925 - October 9, 2014
American poet
Author of "Yin" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1985), "Mermaids in the Basement" and "Pro Femina"
Served as a "Specialist in Literature" for the U. S. State Department in Pakistan 1965 - 1966 (where she was a teacher)
She became the first director of Literary Programs for the National Endowment for the Arts
American poet
Author of "Yin" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1985), "Mermaids in the Basement" and "Pro Femina"
Served as a "Specialist in Literature" for the U. S. State Department in Pakistan 1965 - 1966 (where she was a teacher)
She became the first director of Literary Programs for the National Endowment for the Arts