Stanley Kunitz

Stanley Kunitz

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz ( /ˈkjuːnɪts/; July 29, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.

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