Claudia Emerson
Claudia Emerson Born ( 1957-01-13 ) January 13, 1957 Chatham, Virginia, U.S. Died December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04) (aged 57) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Nationality American Alma mater University of Virginia University of North Carolina at Greensboro Occupation Poet, professor Spouse(s) Kent Ippolito ( m. 2000) Awards Pulitzer 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] and was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by then-Governor Tim Kaine in 2008. [3] Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and honors 5 Bibliography 5.1 Poetry collections 5.2 List of poems 6 References 7 External links Early life Emerson was born on January 13, 1957 in Chatham, Virginia and graduated from Chatham Ha...