Together
Maxine Kumin, “Together” from The Nightmare Factory (New York: Harper & Row, 1970). Copyright © 1970 by Maxine Kumin. Reprinted with the permission of the author.
Source: The Nightmare Factory (Harper & Row, 1970)
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Poet Maxine W. Kumin b. 1925
POET’S REGION U.S., New England
Subjects Marriage & Companionship, Growing Old, Seas, Rivers, & Streams, Animals, Living, Nature
Occasions Anniversary
Biography
An enduring presence in American poetry, Maxine Kumin’s career has spanned over half a century. She has been the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Pulitzer Prize, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, and an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award. She was the poetry consultant for the Library of Congress in 1981-1982, and has taught at many of the country’s most prestigious universities, including MIT, . . .
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SUBJECT Marriage & Companionship, Growing Old, Seas, Rivers, & Streams, Animals, Living, Nature
POET’S REGION U.S., New England
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