Mona Van Duyn (born 1921) was the first woman to be appointed poet laureate of the United States, serving from October 1992 to May 1993.On the occasion of Mona Van Duyn's appointment as poet laureate,...
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Mona Van Duyn was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She was educated at the University of Northern Iowa, where she received a B.A. in 1942, and at the University of Iowa, where she obtained her M.A. in 1943. Sh...
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In the following excerpt, Woods surveys some of the poems in Valentines to the Wide World.
Mona Van Duyn appears to be a fully-engaged poet. She is not the house organ of any special lobby, but is try...
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In the following essay, Hall comments on Van Duyn's stature as the first woman ever named poet laureate in the United States and discusses critical opinions of Van Duyn's works.
When the...
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In the following review, Earnshaw praises If It Be Not I, noting a few "shortcomings," but declaring the collected poems "rich, wise, and beautiful."
It is of course fascin...
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In the following excerpt, Snodgrass provides a favorable appraisal of Valentines to the Wide World.
At least in this present book, there are no large efforts comparable to Scott's "Memen...
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In the following review, Kalstone offers a positive view of To See, To Take.
To See, To Take, Mona Van Duyn's title, like our first verbs, sounds innocent at the outset, fierce and telling late...
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In the following excerpt, Oberg responds favorably to To See, To Take.
Unlike [Peter] Russell's book, [The Golden Chain,] Mona Van Duyn's To See, To Take takes notice of where modern poe...
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In the following review, Shapiro provides a mixed review of Merciful Disguises.
Mona Van Duyn's poems, crammed with reality, present a curious case. She has been much honored by the academy...
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In the following essay, Goldensohn examines Van Duyn's treatment of love and the female domestic experience in her works.
A long time ago I watched Margaret Mead's film, Four Families, w...
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In the following review, Hass commends Letters from a Father, and Other Poems.
Duyn was born in Iowa and lives in St. Louis. Her selected poems, Merciful Disguises, was published in 1973, and has been...
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In the following review, Rosenthal provides a laudatory assessment of Letters from A Father, and Other Poems.
Mona Van Duyn seems a naturally ebullient sort, a humorous love-welcomer who sturdily over...
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In the following excerpt, Lattimore offers praise for Letters from a Father, and Other Poems.
In her sixth book, [Letters from a Father, and Other Poems,] Mona Van Duyn writes mostly blank verse more ...
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Mona Van Duyn
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